Dorothea Erxleben
Physician
1715 – 1762
Who was Dorothea Erxleben?
Dorothea Christiane Erxleben née Leporin was the first female medical doctor in Germany
Erxleben was instructed in medicine by her father from an early age The Italian scientist Laura Bassi's university professorship inspired Erxleben to fight for her right to practise medicine. In 1742 she published a tract arguing that women should be allowed to attend university
After being admitted to study by a dispensation of Frederick the Great, Erxleben received her M.D. from the University of Halle in 1754. She went on to analyse the obstacles preventing women from studying, among them housekeeping and children.
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- Born
- Nov 13, 1715
Quedlinburg - Also known as
- Эркслебен, Доротея
- Children
- Nationality
- Germany
- Profession
- Education
- Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg
- Died
- Jun 13, 1762
Quedlinburg
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on July 23, 2013
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