Anny Buchstab Coury
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Anny Buchstab Coury is a Ukrainian-Jewish petroleum geologist.
Due to the start of the Second World War, her parents left Ukraine to find safety in Lille, France, where Coury was born in 1929.[1] As a Jew born in the 1930s, Coury had to endure many difficulties during her childhood, living in constant fear of the totalitarian dictatorship forming in Germany. Eventually, her family was forced to flee to Paris, France. Throughout her childhood, Coury and her family proceeded to live like nomads. They moved to several different cities within France and Spain, then finally settled down in Portugal for several years.[1] When Coury was 11, her family left Europe to find refuge in the United States of America where she first got to New York, and then to Fort Worth, Texas.[1][2] Coury would spend the majority of her life residing in the state of Texas.
Anny Buchstab Coury demonstrated admirable ambition and commitment to her studies, graduating from high school in Fort Worth, Texas at only 15 years old.[1] Coury's father had a huge impact on her success, as she often took his advice when it came to her studies and her career. Her father advised her not to take typing in high school, as he believed she could amount to greater things. As a young Jewish female she had little chance of getting accepted into medical school. Despite her desire to study medicine, Coury took interest in geology and was enticed by the challenge of pursuing a career in a male dominated field of study.[1] She received her undergraduate degree in geology at The University of Texas at Austin in 1949, at age 19.[1]