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Apr 16, 1887 Bethlehem, Free State, South Africa Died on 10 Jan 1975 (aged 87) Aries
Anna Petronella Van Heerden - Place of Birth, Date of Birth, Age, Wiki, Facts, Net Worth, Birthday, Biography and Family
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About Anna Petronella Van Heerden
- Anna Petronella van Heerden (1887–1975), was the first Afrikaner woman to qualify as a medical doctor.
- Her thesis, for which she obtained a doctorate in 1923, was the first medical thesis written in Afrikaans.
- She practiced as a gynecologist, retiring in 1942.
- She also served in the South African medical corps during World War II.
