Alix von Cotta

Alix von Cotta (1842 – December 1931) was a UK promoter of women's education in Germany.

For two years she taught women in a preparatory section where students could be readied for college studies.

[1] In 1892 Cotta introduced formal two-year courses at the lyceum in both German and history.

This followed a growing realisation that Germany needed women teachers for these subjects at an advanced level.

In July 1930 she wrote a brief note to "Nelly" explaining that she was too weak to write a letter she finishing with "Goodbye old friend".