Jane Ising
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Johanna "Jane" Ising (born February 2, 1902) is a former economics professor at Bradley University
and wife of the physics professor Ernst Ising
. She was born in Berlin, Germany and raised Lutheran. She earned a PhD
in economics from the University of Berlin in 1926. She married Ernst Ising, a German Jew, on December 23, 1930. During WWII they lived in Luxembourg under German occupation and there she gave birth to her only child, Tom, on September 9, 1939. Ernest worked in forced labor for the Germans during that time. In the 1940s, she and her family immigrated to the United States
to live in the South and Midwest before settling in Peoria, Illinois
, where she lived near the Bradley campus. Jane is known for her love, dedication, and community generosity – honored for having been a founding member of Planned Parenthood
in Illinois. The Ising Youth Development Fund was set up in order to further her passionate support for education and youth programming. On February 2, 2011, she turned 109 years old. As of 2011 she lives at the Applewood Center in Matteson, Illinois
and attributes her longevity to years of study, moderation and daily exercise. She has also eaten one square of chocolate daily. Tom remarks that his mother is in excellent health, though she is blind in one eye.
Bradley University
Bradley University, founded in 1897, is a private, co-educational university located in Peoria, Illinois. It is a small institution with an enrollment of approximately 6,100 undergraduate and postgraduate students and a full-time faculty of approximately 350....
and wife of the physics professor Ernst Ising
Ernst Ising
Ernst Ising was a German physicist, who is best remembered for the development of the Ising model. He was a professor of physics at Bradley University until his retirement in 1976.-Life:Ernst Ising was born in Cologne in 1900...
. She was born in Berlin, Germany and raised Lutheran. She earned a PhD
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in economics from the University of Berlin in 1926. She married Ernst Ising, a German Jew, on December 23, 1930. During WWII they lived in Luxembourg under German occupation and there she gave birth to her only child, Tom, on September 9, 1939. Ernest worked in forced labor for the Germans during that time. In the 1940s, she and her family immigrated to the United States
United States
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to live in the South and Midwest before settling in Peoria, Illinois
Peoria, Illinois
Peoria is the largest city on the Illinois River and the county seat of Peoria County, Illinois, in the United States. It is named after the Peoria tribe. As of the 2010 census, the city was the seventh-most populated in Illinois, with a population of 115,007, and is the third-most populated...
, where she lived near the Bradley campus. Jane is known for her love, dedication, and community generosity – honored for having been a founding member of Planned Parenthood
Planned Parenthood
Planned Parenthood Federation of America , commonly shortened to Planned Parenthood, is the U.S. affiliate of the International Planned Parenthood Federation and one of its larger members. PPFA is a non-profit organization providing reproductive health and maternal and child health services. The...
in Illinois. The Ising Youth Development Fund was set up in order to further her passionate support for education and youth programming. On February 2, 2011, she turned 109 years old. As of 2011 she lives at the Applewood Center in Matteson, Illinois
Matteson, Illinois
Matteson is a village in Cook and Will Counties, Illinois, United States. The population was 12,928 at the 2000 census and an estimated 17,080 as of July 2007.-Geography:Matteson is located at ....
and attributes her longevity to years of study, moderation and daily exercise. She has also eaten one square of chocolate daily. Tom remarks that his mother is in excellent health, though she is blind in one eye.