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Rahel Hirsch

1870 – 1953

About this person

Wikipedia Summary

Rahel Hirsch was a German physician and professor at the Charité medical school in Berlin. In 1913 she became the first woman in the Kingdom of Prussia to be appointed a professor of medicine.

Biographical & Professional Details

Date of birth
September 15, 1870
Frankfurt
Date of death
October 6, 1953
London
Citizenship

Germany

Occupations & fields
physician
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