About Marie Durocher
Lived 1809 – 1893 (aged 83–84). Marie Durocher was a Brazilian midwife, physician, gynecologist and obstetrician.
Marie Josefina Mathilde Durocher (6 January 1809 – 25 December 1893) was a Brazilian obstetrician, midwife and physician. She was the first female doctor in Latin America.
Biography Durocher was born in Paris and moved to Brazil with her parents at the age of eight; She became the first female member of the Academia Nacional de Medicina in 1871, and was the only woman in the Academy for 50 years.
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Who was Marie Durocher?
Brazilian physician (1809–1893)
When was Marie Durocher born?
Marie Durocher was born in 1809 in Paris.
When did Marie Durocher die?
Marie Durocher died in 1893 in Rio de Janeiro.
What was Marie Durocher's occupation?
Marie Durocher was a midwife, physician, gynecologist and obstetrician.
What nationality was Marie Durocher?
Marie Durocher was Brazilian.
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