Gloria Suzanne Koenigsberger Horowitz

Gloria Koenigsberger
Born
Gloria Suzanne Koenigsberger Horowitz

Mexico City, Mexico
Alma materUniversidad Nacional Autónoma de México
Occupation(s)Scientist, teacher, researcher
Years active1982–present
EmployerNational Autonomous University of Mexico
Known forResearch on massive stars and pioneering Internet in Mexico
Notable workLos inicios de Internet en México[1]

Gloria Suzanne Koenigsberger Horowitz is a Mexican astrophysicist and professor working at the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM). Her areas of expertise are in stellar spectroscopy, massive stars and binary interaction effects. She was director of UNAM's Instituto de Astronomía (1990-1998) and a leading member of the team that succeeded in establishing the first connection to the Internet in Mexico in 1989.[2][3]

  1. ^ Los Inicios de Internet en Mexico (PDF) (in Spanish). UNAM. 2007. ISBN 978-1-58381-235-8. Retrieved June 14, 2019.
  2. ^ Vargas Austryjak, Dania (February 9, 2016). "Gloria Koenigsberger: The woman who encouraged Internet connection in Mexico". México News Network. Archived from the original on May 31, 2019. Retrieved May 29, 2019.
  3. ^ Perfiles de miembros [Member Profiles] (PDF) (in Spanish). Academia de Ciencias de Morelos. 2013. p. 75. Retrieved May 29, 2019.

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