Lina Stern
Soviet biochemist
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Lina Solomonovna Stern or Shtern was a Soviet biochemist, physiologist and humanist whose medical discoveries saved thousands of lives at the fronts of World War II. She is best known for her pioneering work on the blood–brain barrier, which she... Wikipedia
Born: July 26, 1875, Liepāja, Latvia
Died: March 7, 1968 (age 92 years), Moscow, Russia
Known for: The first female professor at the University of Geneva, the first female member of the USSR Academy of Sciences
Award: USSR State Prize (1943)