Dr.
Cécile Vogt
Neurologist and brain researcher
* 27 March 1875 in Annecy
† 4 May 1962 in Cambridge
Nominated 13 times for a Nobel Prize – but never won once
The fact that Cécile Vogt was nominated 13 times for the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine but never actually won it demonstrates the low status accorded to women scientists in the early 20th century.
In 1893, Cécile Mugnier was one of just a handful of women admitted to medical studies in Paris. In 1899 she married fellow scientist Oskar Vogt. The couple went on to conduct neurological research together for 60 years. Cécile gained her medical doctorate in Paris in 1900. From 1902 onwards, she worked – without pay – at the neurobiological laboratory founded by her husband at the Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität zu Berlin. In 1920 she was finally awarded a license to practice medicine in Berlin and went on to become a department head at the Kaiser Wilhelm Institute for Brain Research. In 1932 Cécile Vogt became a member of the German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina.
Increased pressure after the Nazis came to power in 1933 forced the Vogts to leave Berlin, but they were able to continue conducting research in Neustadt in the Black Forest.
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