About Irmgard Abs-Wurmbach
Lived 1938 – 2020 (aged 81–82). Irmgard Abs-Wurmbach was a German mineralogist and university teacher.
Irmgard Abs-Wurmbach (December 19, 1938 – April 8, 2020) was a German mineralogist and the mineral Abswurmbachite is named after her. She was professor at Technische Universität Berlin (TU-Berlin).
Life She was professor for applied mineralogy at the TU Berlin since 1991. Previously, she taught and researched at the University of Bonn, Ruhr-University Bochum, University of Bern and Philipps-University Marburg. She did research in the field of absorption, electron spin resonance and Mößbauer spectroscopy.
Awards The mineral Abswurmbachite is named after her.
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German mineralogist (1938-2020)
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Irmgard Abs-Wurmbach was born in 1938 in Bonn.
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Irmgard Abs-Wurmbach died on 8 April 2020.
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Irmgard Abs-Wurmbach was a mineralogist and university teacher.
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Irmgard Abs-Wurmbach was German.
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