Kitty Oppenheimer

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Kitty Oppenheimer was an American biologist and the politically active wife of physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer, known for her involvement in left-wing causes and her presence during the Manhattan Project era.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American
biologist
human
political activist
associatedWith American Communist Party circles
Manhattan Project era scientific community
University of California, Berkeley
surface form: University of California, Berkeley community
birthName Katherine Puening NERFINISHED
citizenshipStatus naturalized or American citizen
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
era 20th century
ethnicGroup German-American
familyName Puening
fieldOfWork biology
botany
givenName Katherine
hasChild Katherine Oppenheimer
surface form: Katherine Oppenheimer (Toni)

Peter Oppenheimer
hasNotableRelative J. Robert Oppenheimer
Katherine “Toni” Oppenheimer NERFINISHED
Peter Oppenheimer
influenced social life and culture at Los Alamos
knownFor strong personality and outspoken political views
supporting J. Robert Oppenheimer during security hearings
languagesSpokenWrittenOrSigned English
livedDuring Cold War
World War II
maritalStatus married
memberOf left-wing political organizations in the United States
name Katherine Oppenheimer
nickname Kitty NERFINISHED
notableEvent life at Los Alamos during World War II
notableFor being the wife of physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer
political activism in left-wing causes
occupation biologist
laboratory technician
participatedIn socialist and communist-affiliated circles in the United States
politicalAlignment left-wing politics
religion raised in a non-Jewish background
residence Berkeley
surface form: Berkeley, California

Los Alamos, New Mexico
Princeton, New Jersey NERFINISHED
sexOrGender female
socialRole scientist’s spouse at a secret wartime laboratory
spouse J. Robert Oppenheimer
spouseOfFamousFor J. Robert Oppenheimer
surface form: J. Robert Oppenheimer, scientific director of the Manhattan Project
wasPresentAt Los Alamos during the Manhattan Project

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Katherine Oppenheimer alsoKnownAs Kitty Oppenheimer
Katherine Puening alsoKnownAs Kitty Oppenheimer
Katherine Harrison knownAs Kitty Oppenheimer
subject surface form: Katherine Oppenheimer