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Aletta Jacobs

1854 - 1929

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Aletta Henriëtte Jacobs (Dutch pronunciation: [aːˈlɛtaː ɦɑ̃ːriˈjɛtə ˈjaːkɔps]; 9 February 1854 – 10 August 1929) was a Dutch physician and women's suffrage activist. As the first woman officially to attend a Dutch university, she became one of the first female physicians in the Netherlands. In 1882, she founded the world's first birth control clinic and was a leader in both the Dutch and international women's movements. She led campaigns aimed at deregulating prostitution, improving women's working conditions, promoting peace and calling for women's right to vote. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Aletta Jacobs is the 333rd most popular physician (down from 232nd in 2019), the 349th most popular biography from Netherlands (down from 254th in 2019) and the 13th most popular Dutch Physician.

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Among PHYSICIANS

Among physicians, Aletta Jacobs ranks 333 out of 726. Before her are Shinya Yamanaka, Sigmund Rascher, Samuel Gottlieb Gmelin, Thomas Sydenham, Bronisława Dłuska, and Carlos Finlay. After her are Sir John Pringle, 1st Baronet, Dorothea Erxleben, Fernando J. Corbató, Louis de Jaucourt, Victor Babeș, and Richard Wilhelm.

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Among people born in 1854, Aletta Jacobs ranks 47. Before her are Hermann Kövess von Kövessháza, Patrick Geddes, Grand Duchess Vera Konstantinovna of Russia, Zhang Xun, Konstantin Jireček, and Takahashi Korekiyo. After her are Friedrich Alfred Krupp, Victor Babeș, Benjamin Tucker, Samuel Liddell MacGregor Mathers, Anna Bilińska, and Isidor Gunsberg. Among people deceased in 1929, Aletta Jacobs ranks 54. Before her are Tanaka Giichi, Hamza Hakimzade Niyazi, Robert Reid, Henri Gervex, Georg von der Marwitz, and Asa Griggs Candler. After her are Raoul Pictet, José Batlle y Ordóñez, Princess Olga Paley, Adolf Meyer, Hans Delbrück, and Basil III of Constantinople.

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In Netherlands

Among people born in Netherlands, Aletta Jacobs ranks 349 out of 1,646. Before her are Princess Carolina of Orange-Nassau (1743), Hercules Seghers (1589), Rie Mastenbroek (1919), William Frederick, Prince of Nassau-Dietz (1613), Floris V, Count of Holland (1254), and Faas Wilkes (1923). After her are Dirk Kuyt (1980), John de Mol Jr. (1955), Jacob Moleschott (1822), Dirk Stikker (1897), Jan Janssen (1940), and Klaas-Jan Huntelaar (1983).

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Among PHYSICIANS In Netherlands

Among physicians born in Netherlands, Aletta Jacobs ranks 13. Before her are Wim Eijk (1953), Regnier de Graaf (1641), Herman Snellen (1834), Franciscus Donders (1818), Titus Brandsma (1881), and Gerard van Swieten (1700). After her are Petrus Camper (1722), Theodoor Hendrik van de Velde (1873), Willem Piso (1611), Willem Johan Kolff (1911), and Joep Lange (1954).

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