Maria Lipp
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Maria Lipp (6 April 1892 in Stolberg (Rhineland) – 12 December 1966 in Aachen) was a German organic chemist.[1][2] She was the first female doctoral student, professor, and ordinary professor at the RWTH Aachen University.[2]
Lipp was born in Stolberg (Rheinland) as the daughter of Karl Savelsberg and Friederike de Nys.[2] She was later adopted by the chemist Julius Bredt.[2] In 1913, she started studying chemistry at the TH Aachen.[2] She completed her diploma with distinction in 1917 and was the first female doctoral student at the TH Aachen.[2] She completed her doctorate (Dr.-Ing.) with distinction in 1918 and her habilitation in organic chemistry again at the TH Aachen in 1923.[2] In 1925, she married Peter Lipp, a professor for organic chemistry at the TH Aachen.[2] She became an extraordinary professor at the TH Aachen in 1938.[2] During the Second World War, the institute for organic chemistry at the TH Aachen was destroyed. This complicated her research until after the Second World War.[2] Her husband died in 1947.[2] From 1949 to 1960, she was an ordinary professor for organic chemistry.[2] In 1960, she became an emeritus professor.[2] Her cousin Gertrud Savelsberg was an economist.[2]
Research
Lipp's research focused on organic chemistry.
