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Dorothea Christiane Erxleben

1715 – 1762

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Wikipedia Summary

Dorothea Christiane Erxleben was a German medical doctor who became the first woman doctor of medicine in Germany.

Biographical & Professional Details

Date of birth
November 13, 1715
Quedlinburg
Date of death
June 13, 1762
Quedlinburg
Citizenship

Germany · Holy Roman Empire

Occupations & fields
physician
Field and occupation
Praktická lékařka.
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