Emma Wolffhardt

Emma Maria Wolffhardt (born 27 July 1899; died 1997) was a German industrial chemist at BASF and she was the first women chemist at BASF who had her own research area. Furthermore, she was the first to use the calotte model for understanding and improving organic synthesis. In this way, Wolffhardt was the first German researcher to archieve a yield of 8-10% for triptane. In 1950, Wolffhardt was the first women university graduate in the history of the company who celebrated her 25th anniversary. In 1960, she retired. She died in 1997 in Heidelberg. She had an adopted daughter.

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