Erika Butenandt
Erika Butenandt (born December 30, 1906 in Neisse ; † 1995 in Munich ; born Erika von Ziegner ) was the wife of the German biochemist and Nobel Prize winner Adolf Butenandt .
Career
Ziegner was the daughter of Colonel Siegfried von Ziegner (1866–1935) and Marie Luise Eschenburg (1878–1954). She initially trained as a medical-technical assistant and later worked as an assistant to her future husband. The marriage between Erika von Ziegner and Adolf Butenandt was concluded on February 28, 1931 in Göttingen. With the marriage Butenandt gained access to the higher social circles of the Prussian military aristocracy.
Initially, her role was limited to that of the housewife and mother. The couple had seven children. She passed a state examination as a master housewife and organized the family's numerous moves as her husband's career developed. During the Second World War she rejoined her husband's institute and played a decisive role in establishing a test procedure for the effectiveness of the newly isolated insect sex attractant.
Erika Butenandt later got involved in social issues and received several awards for her services in this area.
Honors
- October 1939: Mother's Cross
- Honorary President of the German Social Welfare Service
- Bavarian Order of Merit
- Cross of Merit on Ribbon of the Federal Republic of Germany
- 1983: Cross of Merit 1st Class of the Federal Republic of Germany
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| SURNAME | Butenandt, Erika |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German medical-technical assistant, wife of the German biochemist and Nobel Prize winner Adolf Butenandt |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 30, 1906 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Neisse |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1995 |
| Place of death | Munich |