Gertrude Marian Amalia Herzfeld (1 June 1890 – 12 May 1981) was the first woman surgeon in Scotland and the first woman paediatric surgeon. The second female fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons Edinburgh, and the first practicing female fellow, Herzfeld chaired the Edinburgh city branch of the British Medical Association from 1960 to 1962, and was National President of the Medical Women's Federation from 1948 to 1950.
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1 June 1890 (age 135)
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Zodiac | Gemini |
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