Civic Line · Camb400

How did Tilly Edinger change this place?

German-born founder of paleoneurology (1897–1967), Tilly Edinger fled the Nazis and rebuilt her science of fossil brains at Harvard's Museum of Comparative Zoology.

Person · 1897Tilly Edinger

Read the city asVisitorStart with what makes the place legible fast.StudentFollow campus rhythms, libraries, food, and late-night edges.LocalSurface the everyday rituals and quieter second looks.HistorianPrioritize older layers, people, and civic memory.Food loverLet restaurants, cafes, markets, and neighborhood rituals lead.ParentFavor safe, walkable, campus-adjacent understanding.ArchitectTrace buildings, campuses, edges, and visible civic form.RunnerRead the city through parks, paths, bridges, and distance.FounderFollow institutions, labs, companies, and invention spillover.

Open the connections

Why each step follows

Person · 1897

Tilly Edinger

German-born founder of paleoneurology (1897–1967), Tilly Edinger fled the Nazis and rebuilt her science of fossil brains at Harvard's Museum of Comparative Zoology.

Make it walkable

The story on foot

Jump back in time

The older layer

1897 · Tilly EdingerGerman-born founder of paleoneurology (1897–1967), Tilly Edinger fled the Nazis and rebuilt her science of fossil brains at Harvard's Museum of Comparative Zoology.

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The human story

Tilly EdingerGerman-born founder of paleoneurology (1897–1967), Tilly Edinger fled the Nazis and rebuilt her science of fossil brains at Harvard's Museum of Comparative Zoology.