Magda Staudinger

Magda Staudinger
Hermann and Magda Staudinger in Stockholm in 1953
Born	Magda Voita (1902-08-17)17 August 1902 Elva, Governorate of Livonia, Russian Empire (now Elva, Estonia)
Died	21 April 1997(1997-04-21) (aged 94) Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany
Nationality	Latvian
Other names	Magda Woit Staudinger, Magda Štaudingere, Magda Štaudingere-Voita
Alma mater	University of Berlin University of Latvia
Occupation	biologist/botanist
Years active	1927–1976
Spouse	Hermann Staudinger

Magda Staudinger (Latvian: Magda Štaudingere; 17 August 1902 – 21 April 1997) was a Latvian biologist and botanist who studied macromolecules with her husband Hermann Staudinger and their application to biology. She was acknowledged as his collaborator when he won the Nobel Prize for Chemistry, and she published seven volumes of his works after his death. She was awarded the Grand Order of the Latvian Academy of Sciences Medal for her contributions to the furtherance of science.