Ruth Kimmelstiel Freinkel (1926–2014)

Dr Ruth Freinkel died 17 May 2014 at the age of 87 at her home in Eugene, Oregon. Born in Hamburg, Germany, in 1926, Ruth immigrated to the United States when she was seven years old with her family (including her father, Paul Kimmelstiel, who described Kimmelstiel–Wilson syndrome/diabetic nephropathy).