Elisabeth Altmann-Gottheiner

Elisabeth Altmann-Gottheiner (*March 26, 1874 in Berlin, Germany, † March 30, 1930 in Mannheim) was the first woman to become a university lecturer in Germany.

• 1904 doctorate in Zurich, Switzerland
• from 1908 lecturer at the economic College, Mannheim
• 1924 professorship for economics

She wrote a number of books and articles on economic questions. From 1912 on she edited the feminist yearbook "Jahrbuch der Frauenbewegung".

The University of Mannheim grants the annual award "Elisabeth Altmann-Gottheiner-Preis" for students' theses on gender research.

Literature:

Salomon, Alice: Elisabeth Altmann-Gottheiner zum Gedächtnis (3. Jg., Nr. 9, 1. Dezember 1930) Die Österreicherin : Zeitschrift für alle Interessen der Frau hrsg. vom Bund österreichischer Frauenvereine Wien, 1928 - 1938 (Heft 2)