Edith Farkas

Edith Farkas
Born
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(1921-10-13)13 October 1921
Died3 February 1993(1993-02-03) (aged 71)
Alma materVictoria University Wellington
Scientific career
FieldsAtmospheric Science
InstitutionsNew Zealand Met Office

Edith Elizabeth Farkas (13 October 1921 – 3 February 1993) was a New Zealand Antarctic researcher, best known for being the first Hungarian woman and also the first New Zealand MetService female staff member to set foot in Antarctica. In addition she conducted world-leading ozone monitoring research for over 30 years.