Scott describes her as untiring, walking through heat and rain without complaint, staying up late after a field trip to transcribe notes and meeting her deadlines.
German industry has long benefited from an international reputation for ruthless efficiency from untiring workers, even though their working day is now shorter than most and their holidays longer.
The untiring professor remained a leader in his field of epidemiology, the spread of disease, well into his eighties, when he was awarded the Companion of Honour in 1996.