Marie Beatrice Schol-Schwarz facts for kids
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Bea Schwarz
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Bea Schwarz (left) and her doctoral advisor Johanna Westerdijk in 1922
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Marie Beatrice Schwarz
12 July 1898 Batavia, Dutch East Indies
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| Died | 27 July 1969 (aged 71) Baarn, Netherlands
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| Alma mater | Utrecht University |
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| Fields | Phytopathology |
| Thesis | Das Zweigsterben der Ulmen, Trauerweiden und Pfirsichbäume (Twig cancer in elms, weeping willows and peach trees) |
| Doctoral advisor | Johanna Westerdijk |
| Author abbrev. (botany) | M.B.Schwarz |
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Marie Beatrice "Bea" Schol-Schwarz (born July 12, 1898 – died July 27, 1969) was a smart Dutch scientist. She was a plant doctor, also called a phytopathologist. Bea Schwarz made a very important discovery. She found the tiny fungus that causes a serious tree sickness called Dutch elm disease. This disease harms elm trees. She also studied other plant problems, like those affecting peanuts.
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Who Was Bea Schwarz?
Bea Schwarz was born on July 12, 1898. Her birthplace was Batavia, which is now Jakarta, Indonesia. This was in a place called the Dutch East Indies back then.
Early Life and Discoveries
Bea went to Utrecht University in the Netherlands. There, she became the first PhD student of a famous professor named Johanna Westerdijk. While studying in 1922, Bea made her big discovery. She found the fungus that causes Dutch elm disease. This disease makes elm trees sick and can even kill them.
After her studies, Bea spent a lot of time researching. She worked at an agricultural research station in Bogor. There, she focused on diseases that affected groundnuts (also known as peanuts).
Life During Wartime and Later Work
In 1926, Bea got married and decided to stop her research for a while to raise her family. Later, in 1942, during World War II, the Japanese army took over the Dutch East Indies. Bea and her husband were held in separate camps. Sadly, her husband died soon after.
After the war ended, Bea and her two sons moved back to the Netherlands. She started working again at the Centraal Bureau voor Schimmelcultures (which means Central Bureau for Fungus Cultures) in Baarn. She studied many different types of fungi there. She even wrote a special book about a group of fungi called Epicoccum.
Even after she retired a second time, Bea kept studying fungi. She was very interested in a group called Phialophora, even when her health was getting worse. Not long before she passed away in 1969, she received a special award. It was called the Officer in the Order of Orange Nassau. This award recognized her important contributions to plant science.
Bea Schwarz died on July 27, 1969, in Baarn. She was 71 years old.
What is Named After Bea Schwarz?
Because of her important research into Dutch elm disease, a type of elm tree was named after her. This tree is called 'Bea Schwarz'.
See also
In Spanish: Marie Beatrice Schwarz para niños
