Emmy Mercedes Todtmann

Emmy Mercedes Todtmann (1888–1973) was a German glacial geologist whose research included the glaciers of Iceland and Spitzbergen. In Iceland, she conducted research on glacier sliding from the 1940s to the 1970s, which included times when it was unusual for women to conduct such pursuits.

Biography Emmy Mercedes Todtmann was born on 29 March 1888 in Altona, Germany, to a wine vendor. She became a geology student in Freiburg following World War I and went on to finish her doctorate in 1923. After completing her studies, she worked in government research institutes in geology and soil sciences, which later became part of the State Geological Office in Hamburg, Germany. She also taught geology at the Hamburg Adult Education Center for decades. She stayed at the foot of the glacier to conduct her studies.

Later years She died in Hamburg, Germany, on 21 May 1973.

Selected works Todtmann, Emmy Mercedes. Über das Moränenamphitheater des Gardasees in Oberitalien. Hansischer Gildenverlag Joachim Heitmann et Company, 1950. Todtmann, Emmy Mercedes. "Eftirfarandi grein var sótt af Tímarit. is þann 8. desember 2022 klukkan 21: 25." Journal of Glaciology 2, no. 12 (1952): 82-93. Todtmann, Emmy Mercedes. Am Rand des Eyjabakkagletschers, Sommer 1953. 1953. Todtmann, Emmy Mercedes. Übersicht über die Eisrandlagen in Kringilsárrani von 1890-1955. 1955. Todtmann, Emmy Mercedes. Gletscherforschungen auf Island (Vatnajökull). Germany: Cram, de Gruyter, 1960.