About Vilma Hugonnai
Lived 1847 – 1922 (aged 74). Vilma Hugonnai was a Hungarian physician, midwife and medical doctor.
Countess Vilma Hugonnai de Szentgyörgy (30 September 1847 in Nagytétény, Hungary (today part of Budapest) – 25 March 1922 in Budapest) was the first Hungarian woman medical doctor. When Vilma returned to Hungary she could not begin her career as a physician as the Hungarian administration refused to recognize her qualifications because of her gender. She worked as a midwife until 1897, when the Hungarian authorities accepted her degree and she could start her own medical practice. Neither of them was allowed to practice without a male doctor's supervision until 1913.
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Who was Vilma Hugonnai?
first Hungarian female physician (1847–1922)
When was Vilma Hugonnai born?
Vilma Hugonnai was born on 30 September 1847 in Nagytétény.
When did Vilma Hugonnai die?
Vilma Hugonnai died on 25 March 1922 in Budapest.
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Vilma Hugonnai was a physician, midwife and medical doctor.
What nationality was Vilma Hugonnai?
Vilma Hugonnai was Hungarian.
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