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Gerty Theresa Cori Born:1896 Died:1957

Gerty Theresa Cori Born:1896 Died:1957. Brianna Burris 8 th period Physical Science 2009-2010. Her childhood…. Gerty Cori was born in Prague, Austria Hungary on August 15,1896. She was the oldest of three daughters.

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Gerty Theresa Cori Born:1896 Died:1957

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  1. Gerty Theresa CoriBorn:1896 Died:1957 Brianna Burris 8th period Physical Science 2009-2010

  2. Her childhood… • Gerty Cori was born in Prague, Austria Hungary on August 15,1896. • She was the oldest of three daughters. • Her father arranged for her to be tutored at home. She was educated by a private tutor until the age of 10, she then entered a school for girls to learn culture and social etiquette. • When Cori turned 16, she met a high school teacher who taught her three years of Latin over the course of one summer. • Within two years Gerty mastered all the subjects necessary to pass the university entrance examination. • She entered Carl Ferdinand University of Prague, in 1914, with plans to study medicine, the common pathway to her desired career in biomedical research

  3. Her parents… • Her father Otto Radnitz, was a chemist and a general manager of a beet-sugar refinery. He suffered from diabetes. • Her mother Martha Radnitz, stayed at home with her children and encouraged Gerty to follow her dream.

  4. Her job… • Her research focused on carbohydrate metabolism. • She won a Nobel prize in physiologyfor her discovery of catalytic conversion of glycogen.

  5. Her family….. • Her husband Carl worked with her and she became his assistant. They moved to America in 1926 her husband changed the spelling of his name when they moved. • They had one child Carl Thomas Cori in 1936. he was not interested in following his parents footsteps into academic research. He earned a doctorate degree in chemistry .

  6. Death of a hero…. • She died on October 26, 1957 at the age of 61. At home with her husband by her side. http://www.bing.com/images/search?q=gerty+cori+&FORM=BIFD&adlt=strict#focal=13cf5f4deea709f9a0a236fa707d01d2&furl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.mscd.edu%2F~mdl%2Fgerresources%2Ffrauen%2Fgcori.gif

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