User:Nsy2398/Marie-Therese Mackowsky

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Marie-Therese Mackowsky was born on December 7, 1913 in Koblenz, Germany. [1] She grew up within the generation that witnessed both World Wars which affected her university studies. As a result of her deep dedication to her career, research, and students, she remained unmarried.

Mackowsky became a founding member of the ICCP

Her vast publications contributed to the improvement of coal measurement techniques and as well as the characterization and classification of coal. In 1983 she released her final publication, "The Application of Coal Petrography".

Mackowsky's work remains relevant with her research on the classification of macerals and microlithotypes that shapes the foundations of the International Manual of Coal Petrography.