Lotmaria passim: Ruth Lotmar, bee researcher and zoologist

This short biography traces the academic career of Jewish bee researcher Ruth Lotmar (1910-1989) and shows how Nazi Germany changed her life and forced her into a new perspective. Contents: Introduction Childhood and youth in Bern and Munich Studies of zoology in Munich and perspectives in bee research with Karl von Frisch Escape and exile in Switzerland Bee research at the Department of Bee Diseases at the Agricultural Research Center Liebefeld New perspectives: The change to Basel and Zurich About „actants“ and Circulating references: The importance of Ruth Lotmar as a zoologist and bee researcher References Notes Acknowledgments About the Author Also by Walther Fuchs on the Lotmar Family