About Leo Wollman
Lived 1914 – 1998 (aged 83–84). Leo Wollman was a physician.
Dr. Leo Wollman (1914–1998), was a New York City medical doctor who assisted transgender individuals with their transitions. In 1979 he served on the founding committee of the Harry Benjamin International Gender Dysphoria Association, now the World Professional Association for Transgender Health, which wrote its first Standards of Care.
He had an uncredited appearance in the film Let Me Die a Woman directed by Doris Wishman. He was also a science and medicine advisor.
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Who was Leo Wollman?
New York doctor
When was Leo Wollman born?
Leo Wollman was born in 1914.
When did Leo Wollman die?
Leo Wollman died in 1998.
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Leo Wollman was a physician.
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