Nelly de Rooij [SEP] date of death
Nelly de Rooij
Petronella Johanna Nelly de Rooij (30 July 1883 – 10 June 1964) was a Dutch zoologist and herpetologist.
Biography.
De Rooij was born in Weesp, and she studied Medicine in Amsterdam until discrimination against her gender in Dutch law obliged her to continue her studies in Zurich. She studied the cardiovascular system of salamanders of the genus "Andrias", and she was awarded her Doctor of Philosophy by the University of Zurich in 1907. With her qualification she was able to return to Amsterdam where
De Rooij
De Rooij or De Rooy is a Dutch surname meaning "the red one". People with this surname include:
- Gerard de Rooy (born 1980), Dutch truck racer, son of Jan
- (born 1943), Dutch truck racer, father of Gerard
- Jan de Rooij (1932–2008), Dutch Olympic boxer
- (born 1981), German film score composer
- (born 1946), Dutch cabaretier
- Nelly de Rooij (1883–1964), Dutch zoologist and