Biography of Hildegard Friede Auguste Käte Huchzermeyer

Abstract

Biography of Hildegard Friede Auguste Käte Huchzermeyer (1929.03.02 – 2019.07.02). The biography includes information about her education and career, scientific contributions and writings, homages and distinctions. Dr Huchzermeyer was appointed as the head of the Tuberculosis Laboratory at Onderstepoort in 1976. Her first task was to improve, standardize and validate tuberculin production. Her international connections were far more extensive than those of most Onderstepoort researchers. Her publications reflect her interests. Some were about interesting diagnostic cases, such as Mycobacterium fortuitum in fish and a pet marmoset which became infected with M. tuberculosis originating from a family member. Many were about the spread of M. bovis to wildlife, especially buffalo. She died in Johannesburg at the age of 90, after a short illness.