Katherine Oppenheimer
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27 October, 1972
Kitty Oppenheimer died of an embolism in Panama City.
18 February, 1967
Robert Oppenheimer died.
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Main Milestones
Birth
August 8, 1910
Katherine Vissering 'Kitty' Puening was born in Recklinghausen, Westphalia, Prussia, Germany, to Franz Puening and Käthe Vissering. She was their only child.
Immigration to the United States
May 14, 1913
At the age of two, Kitty immigrated to the United States with her family aboard the SS Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse. Her father, a metallurgical engineer, had secured employment with a steel company in Pittsburgh, and the family settled in the suburb of Aspinwall, Pennsylvania.
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Known For
German American biologist, botanist, and wife of J. Robert Oppenheimer.