Gnudi, Martha Teach, 1908-

Dr. Martha Teach Gnudi (1908-1976), scholar, historian and librarian, received her B.A. cum laude in classics and history at the University of Southern California, where she laid the foundation for her proficiency in Italian, French, German and Latin. Upon graduation she was awarded a fellowship by the Institute of International Education to study in Italy. She received the doctorate in "belle lettere" from the University of Bologna in 1931. In the early 1930s she became Research Assistant in the History of Medicine to the noted plastic surgeon Jerome P. Webster of Columbia University's College of Physicians and Surgeons. Over the years the scope of her assignment broadened to include responsibility for the Webster Library of Plastic Surgery (now part of the Columbia University Health Sciences Library), which led her to obtaining a Master's degree in librarianship in 1963. A year later she became head of the new UCLA Louise M. Darling Biomedical Library History and Special Collections Division, which she organized and led to great distinction until her death in 1976. Dr. Gnudi's scholarly pursuits continued in parallel with her other activities. She published three major works: "The Pirotechnia" of Vannoccio Biringuccio, with Stanley Smith; "The Life and Times of Gaspare Tagliocozzi", with Jerome P. Webster; and "The Various and Ingenious Machines of Captain Agostino Ramelli", with Eugene S. Ferguson; she also wrote articles, book reviews, and short biographies for the "Dictionary of Scientific Biography."

From the description of Martha Teach Gnudi research and publication papers, 1540-1977. (University of California, Los Angeles). WorldCat record id: 62206163

Biography

Dr. Martha Teach Gnudi (1908-1976), scholar, historian and librarian, received her B.A. cum laude in classics and history at the University of Southern California, where she laid the foundation for her proficiency in Italian, French, German and Latin. Upon graduation she was awarded a fellowship by the Institute of International Education to study in Italy. She received the doctorate in "belle lettere" from the University of Bologna in 1931.

In the early 1930s she became Research Assistant in the History of Medicine to the noted plastic surgeon Jerome P. Webster of Columbia University's College of Physicians and Surgeons. Over the years the scope of her assignment broadened to include responsibility for the Webster Library of Plastic Surgery (now part of the Columbia University Health Sciences Library), which led her to obtaining a Master's degree in librarianship in 1963. A year later she became head of the new UCLA Louise M. Darling Biomedical Library History and Special Collections Division, which she organized and led to great distinction until her death in 1976.

Dr. Gnudi's scholarly pursuits continued in parallel with her other activities. She published three major works: "The Pirotechnia" of Vannoccio Biringuccio, with Stanley Smith; "The Life and Times of Gaspare Tagliocozzi", with Jerome P. Webster; and "The Various and Ingenious Machines of Captain Agostino Ramelli", with Eugene S. Ferguson; she also wrote articles, book reviews, and short biographies for the "Dictionary of Scientific Biography".

From the guide to the Martha Teach Gnudi Research and Publication Papers, 1540-1977, (University of California, Los Angeles. Library. Louise M. Darling Biomedical Library History and Special Collections Division)