Latsky was an author and zoologist. She studied at the University of Stellenbosch, and was the first woman to be awarded a doctorate at this university. She later lectured at Potchefstroom University College and did research. She died in 1980.
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Biography record
Louise Latsky
- Born
- 22 October 1901
- Died
- 8 November 1980
- Updated
- 23 Aug 2019
How we know this
- 01E.J. Verwey (ed), New dictionary of South African biography. Pretoria, 1995, pp 129-130
Last updated · 23 Aug 2019
South African History Online. (2011, February 17). Louise Latsky. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/B-0008299
South African History Online (2011) 'Louise Latsky', South African History Online, 17 February. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/B-0008299 (Accessed: 22 July 2026).
South African History Online, Louise Latsky [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/B-0008299, (accessed 22 July 2026).
"Louise Latsky." South African History Online, 17 Feb. 2011, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/B-0008299. Accessed 22 July 2026.
South African History Online. "Louise Latsky." South African History Online. February 17, 2011. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/B-0008299.
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