Ana Kansky

Ana Kansky (20 June 1895 – 3 November 1962) was a Slovene chemist and chemical engineer noted for being the first person to obtain a doctoral degree at the University of Ljubljana and one of the first female scientists from Slovenia.

They were supported by the family of literary historian Ivan Prijatelj who lived in Vienna, and after a while, a social circle emerged with Mayer, Marij Kogoj, Srečko Brodar, Milko Kos, and others.

She would often listen to speeches there, and was present at the announcement of the May Declaration (1917) calling for more autonomy of South Slavic nations within Austria-Hungary, as well as other events signalling the dissolution of the monarchy.

[3] Due to circumstances foreshadowing the state's dissolution after the first World War, the University of Vienna enacted a decree dismissing Slavic students in 1918, so Mayer had to interrupt her studies and return to Ljubljana.

[6] In 1929, they purchased the abandoned facilities of the former factory Osterberger Ölfabrik bei Laibach in Podgrad and renovated them, as well as ruins of a nearby fortress where they built a cottage.

After Slovenia's independence, the factory was denationalised – returned to the Kansky descendants, and in 1995, it ceased operations due to poor management, outdated plants, and an obsolete product range.