Thora Margraff Plitt Hardy (31 July 1902 – 1 January 1993) was a US chemist born in Switzerland. She was educated at Barnard College, Columbia University, from where she graduated in 1925. Afterwards she worked as a New York City high school teacher from 1925 to 1929. She returned to academia at the University of Chicago to start her PhD studies in 1932. Following completion of her PhD in 1935 she worked for a time as a botany instructor but saw little opportunity to progress.
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31 July 1902
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Died |
1 January 1993 (aged 90)
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Zodiac | Leo |
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