Marta Trancu-Rainer (1875-1950)
First woman surgeon. She studied medicine in Iasi. She performed a medical operation to Queen Maria during the First World War.
Tag: Romania XX Women and Science
Maria Teohari (1885-1975)
First Romanian woman astro-physicist. She studied in Bucharest and specialised in Paris and Nice.
Alice Săvulescu (1905-1970)
Botanist. Studied in Bucharest and got her Ph.D. in microbiology at Columbia University in 1934. She worked at the Institute of the Agronomic research. Later she became a member of the Romanian Academy (in 1963).
Elena Pușcariu-Densusianu (1875-1966)
Physician. First woman professor of ophtalmology in a Romanian univeristy. She studied in Iasi and became a practician in Paris. She got her Ph.D. in medicine in Iasi in 1899.
Constanța Pompilian-Zossima (1870-1936)
Mathematician. Studied in Bucharest and Sorbonne. She co-founded the journal Gazeta matematică. She founded in 1896 the Institute Pompilian, a high school for woman.
Ștefania Mărăcineanu (1882-1944)
She studied physics at the University of Bucharest. She attended the classes given by Marie Curie at the Institute of Radium of Paris. She got involved in the research of artificial radioactivity. She returned to Romania and worked at the University of Bucharest. She created
Eliza Leonida Zamfirescu (1887-1973)
She studied in Berlin at Royal Technical Academy and became the first woman engineer in Romania.
Maria Cutzarida-Crătunescu (1857-1919)
First woman physician in Romania. She studied medicine in Zurich. In 1884, she became doctor in medicine, specialized in gynecology. She got involved in feminist activities.
Paulina Cruceanu (1865-1921)
The first women pharmacist in Romania. She studied Medicine in Bucharest.
Gabriela Chaborski (1891-1936)
Studied chemistry in Bucharest and got her Ph.D. in chemistry in 1919 in Geneva. She returned to Romania and became associate professor at the University of Bucharest.