Eva Seelye

Eva Ruth Seelye (née Hersch; 27 May 1929 – 12 November 2010) was a New Zealand anaesthetist in the cardiothoracic surgical unit at Green Lane Hospital, Auckland from 1962 to 1985.

Biography Born in 1929 Seelye was the only daughter of Hans and Tuekla Hersch. The family left Nazi-occupied Austria, coming to New Zealand via Dubrovnik. She returned to New Zealand in 1962 where she and Dr Marie Simpson were appointed as full-time anaesthetist specialists at Green Lane Hospital. From 1978 to 1985 when she retired she was head of the anaesthesia department; she was succeeded by Simpson.

Ralph and Eve Seelye Charitable Trust The Seelyes had no children and set up a charitable trust for educational purposes which funds scholarships for undergraduate and postgraduate students and fellowships at the University of Auckland and University of Otago.

Selected publications