A WOMAN—AND SUGAR
Afc the International Conference of Sugar Scientists recently held in Porto Pico, West Indies, one of the outstanding personalities was Dr. Gerharda Wilbrink, of Java, who, in addition to being the only woman delegate present, was also chairwoman of the section on sugar pathology. After nearly 30 years' service in •Java, as pathologist to the Java sugar industry and latterly as director of tho Choribon experiment station, Dr. Wilbrink has just retired to Holland, where she is engaged in writing a book on tho sugar cano diseases of tho world. A few years ago she was awarded the gold medal of the Java sugar syndicate. In recognition of her scientific, knowledge and attainments, she had the degree of Doctor of Science conferred on her by the University of Utrecht, Holland. She speaks fluent Dutch, English, German and French in addition to tho various Javanose languages.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXX, Issue 21456, 1 April 1933, Page 6 (Supplement)
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