Emma Leclercq

Emma Leclercq (15 August 1851 – 24 April 1933) was a Belgian cell biologist and feminist lecturer. She was known for being the first female student and graduate from Université libre de Bruxelles (U. L. B. ), and the first female doctorate earner from Ghent University.

Biography Leclercq was born on 15 August 1851 in Sint-Joost-ten-Node. She was the first woman to graduate from Ghent University, as the first enrolled woman student, Sidonie Verhelst, completed only two years of her degree.

Leclercq died in Geel on 24 April 1933.