Jytte Reichstein Nilsson

Jytte Reichstein Nilsson (1932–2020) was a Danish protozoologist and educator. She is remembered for her research into cell biology, undertaking electron-microscopic studies into cell structures, including the interplay between cell building and function. She served as vice-president of the Society of Protozoologists, later becoming an honorary member. She contributed some 80 papers on her research to scientific journals.

Biography Born on 27 April 1932 in Lunderskov near Kolding in Jutland, Jytte Reichstein Nilsson was the daughter of the engineer Arthur Nilsson (1904–1973) and his wife Lucretia Margrethe Reichstein née Petersen (1901–1965). In July 1954, she married the chemist Carl Ulrich Linderstrøm-Lang (1928–1978). They had two children together: Steen (1954) and Anette (1956).