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Elisa Leonida Zamfirescu

1887 - 1973

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Elisa Leonida Zamfirescu (10 November 1887 – 25 November 1973) was a Romanian engineer who was one of the first women to obtain a degree in engineering. She was born in the Romanian town of Galați but qualified in Berlin. During World War I she managed a hospital in Romania. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Elisa Leonida Zamfirescu is the 155th most popular engineer (up from 174th in 2019), the 201st most popular biography from Romania (up from 203rd in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Romanian Engineer.

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Among ENGINEERS

Among engineers, Elisa Leonida Zamfirescu ranks 155 out of 389Before her are Marc Seguin, Sherif Ismail, Mikhail Yangel, Walter Hohmann, Gabriel Voisin, and Giuseppe Colombo. After her are Mstislav Keldysh, Anton Flettner, John Bagot Glubb, Alec Issigonis, Ivan Yarkovsky, and Pierre Berthier.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1887, Elisa Leonida Zamfirescu ranks 122Before her are Vladimir Smirnov, Kurt Atterberg, Jean Ray, Sydir Kovpak, Arthur Percival, and Simon Kimbangu. After her are Salama Moussa, Otto Schniewind, Şükrü Saracoğlu, Walther Wever, Paula von Preradović, and Vincent Massey. Among people deceased in 1973, Elisa Leonida Zamfirescu ranks 118Before her are Dmytro Dontsov, Ben Webster, Karel Ančerl, Abd al-Rahman al-Bazzaz, Gabriel Voisin, and Salchak Toka. After her are Gene Krupa, Vilhelm Moberg, Laurens Hammond, Marthe Bibesco, Carlo Emilio Gadda, and Jeannette Rankin.

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In Romania

Among people born in Romania, Elisa Leonida Zamfirescu ranks 201 out of 844Before her are Patriarch Daniel of Romania (1951), Adrian Mutu (1979), Traian Vuia (1872), Mihail Sebastian (1907), Ileana Cotrubaș (1939), and Eva Mozes Kor (1934). After her are Richard Wurmbrand (1909), Alexander I Aldea (1397), Tamás Bakócz (1442), Julius Popper (1857), Ion Creangă (1837), and Călin Popescu-Tăriceanu (1952).

Among ENGINEERS In Romania

Among engineers born in Romania, Elisa Leonida Zamfirescu ranks 2Before her are Joseph M. Juran (1904). After her are Otmar Szafnauer (1964).