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Elizabeth Blackwell

1821 - 1910

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Elizabeth Blackwell (3 February 1821 – 31 May 1910) was an English-American physician, notable as the first woman to earn a medical degree in the United States, and the first woman on the Medical Register of the General Medical Council for the United Kingdom. Blackwell played an important role in both the United States and the United Kingdom as a social reformer, and was a pioneer in promoting education for women in medicine. Her contributions remain celebrated with the Elizabeth Blackwell Medal, awarded annually to a woman who has made a significant contribution to the promotion of women in medicine. Blackwell was not initially interested in a career in medicine. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Elizabeth Blackwell is the 128th most popular physician (down from 79th in 2019), the 714th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 436th in 2019) and the 10th most popular British Physician.

Elizabeth Blackwell is most famous for being the first woman to graduate from medical school in the United States.

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Among PHYSICIANS

Among physicians, Elizabeth Blackwell ranks 128 out of 726. Before her are Johannes Peter Müller, Baruch Samuel Blumberg, Santorio Santorio, Aribert Heim, Hans Selye, and Amenmesse. After her are Robin Warren, William T. G. Morton, Haldan Keffer Hartline, Drew Weissman, Hinrich Lichtenstein, and Hans Asperger.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1821, Elizabeth Blackwell ranks 10. Before her are Hermann von Helmholtz, Rudolf Virchow, August Schleicher, Auguste Mariette, Lola Montez, and Luitpold, Prince Regent of Bavaria. After her are Wilhelm Tempel, Louis Vuitton, Pauline Viardot, Charles Tupper, Richard Francis Burton, and Anita Garibaldi. Among people deceased in 1910, Elizabeth Blackwell ranks 20. Before her are Chulalongkorn, Johann Gottfried Galle, Marius Petipa, Luigi Lucheni, Léon Walras, and An Jung-geun. After her are Pauline Viardot, Huo Yuanjia, Carl Reinecke, Richard Abegg, Jules Renard, and Stanislao Cannizzaro.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Elizabeth Blackwell ranks 714 out of 8,785. Before her are John Cockcroft (1897), Bartholomew Roberts (1682), Colin Bell (1946), Margaret Douglas (1515), Tony Iommi (1948), and Oswald Mosley (1896). After her are G. E. Moore (1873), Henry the Young King (1155), James III of Scotland (1451), Princess Elizabeth of the United Kingdom (1770), Neil Kinnock (1942), and Cædwalla of Wessex (659).

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Among PHYSICIANS In United Kingdom

Among physicians born in United Kingdom, Elizabeth Blackwell ranks 10. Before her are William Harvey (1578), Alan Hodgkin (1914), John Snow (1813), James Black (1924), Niels Kaj Jerne (1911), and James Parkinson (1755). After her are Robert Knox (1791), Hans Sloane (1660), Thomas Willis (1621), Frederick Griffith (1879), John Langdon Down (1828), and Mungo Park (1771).

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