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Anna Mandler Akeley, 100, died at 8:50 AM Saturday, June 26, 2004, in Heritage Healthcare, West Lafayette. Born May 5, 1904, in Vienna, Austria, she performed graduate work in physics at Vienna University.
In 1943, she was appointed assistant instructor of physics at Purdue University and retired in 1971. She was named instructor emerita at Purdue University upon her retirement.
She was honored in 1966 with the School of Science Instructor of the Year Award and in 1969 with Purdue University's first Helen B. Schlemen Gold Medal Award for contributions to women students. She was recently awarded the Order of the Griffin by Purdue University President Martin C. Jischke.
Her husband, Edward Akeley, preceded her in death. He was a Professor of Physics at Purdue University.
Along with her husband, she collected more than $1 million worth of artwork. In 1985, she donated the collection to various museums, including Purdue Galleries and the Art Museum of Greater Lafayette.
No memorial services are planned.
--Lafayette (IN) Journal & Courier - 7/1/2004
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Anna Mandler's Timeline
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May 4, 1904
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Vienna, Wien, Austria
Record 1156: https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1971-25801-21692-81?cc=202...
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June 26, 2004
Age 100
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West Lafayette, Tippecanoe County, Indiana, United States
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