Thea Derado
Thea Derado (née Köhler ; * 1936 in Leipzig ) is a German biochemist and author.
Life
After studying chemistry in Leipzig and Munich , she completed her doctorate at the Max Planck Institute for Biochemistry , Munich, under the direction of Adolf Butenandt . 1964 to 1968 followed a stay in the USA with a Fulbright travel grant, including at the McArdle Laboratory for Cancer Research with Howard M. Temin . From 1970 to 1992 she taught at the European Division of the University of Maryland in Munich.
Derado wrote articles in the Naturwissenschaftlichen Rundschau .
When she reached retirement age, she began writing fiction and creating short stories in anthologies .
She is married to the physicist Ivan Derado and is the mother of Nadya and Tino Derado and lives in Munich.
Works
- About amino analogs of natural estrogens. Munich 1963 (Munich, Faculty of Natural Sciences, dissertation from July 25, 1963).
- Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel. From the brother's shadow. Biographical novel about the "equally gifted sister" by Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy. Kaufmann, Lahr 2005, ISBN 3-7806-5304-4 .
- In the vortex of atoms. Lise Meitner - a woman goes her way. A biographical novel. Kaufmann, Lahr 2007, ISBN 3-7806-3059-1 .
- Chemistry and madness. Years of study in Leipzig 1954–1958. A plea for freedom of opinion. Self publication . Engelsdorfer Verlag, Leipzig 2009, ISBN 978-3-86901-619-1 .
- Not without a job - great-grandmother Leni remembers. Self-publication, 2013, ISBN 978-14921-7407-3 .
- Everyone runs wherever drives them - a neurodrama , self-publication, 2016, ISBN 978-15369-9479-7 .
Web links
- Literature by and about Thea Derado in the catalog of the German National Library
- Website of Thea Derado
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Derado, Thea |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Koehler, Thea (maiden name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German biochemist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1936 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Leipzig |