Rahel Hirsch
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Rahel Hirsch was a German doctor and professor at Charité
. It was 1913, she became the first woman in the Kingdom of Prussia
to be appointed as a professor in medicine.
From 1885 to 1889, she took a degree in education in Wiesbaden
. She then worked until 1898 as a teacher. After her doctorate she was assistant to Friedrich Kraus
at Charité
.
Since she was Jewish, the takeover by the Nazis meant she could not practice medicine. In October of 1938 she moved to London, where one of her sisters lived. Since her degree was not recognized by the British, she worked as a laboratory
assistant and later as a translator.
The last years she spent plagued by depression, delusions and persecutory fears. She was in a mental hospital
on the outskirts of London
, where she died on October 6, 1953 at 83 years old.
Charité
The Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin is the medical school for both the Humboldt University and the Free University of Berlin. After the merger with their fourth campus in 2003, the Charité is one of the largest university hospitals in Europe....
. It was 1913, she became the first woman in the Kingdom of Prussia
Kingdom of Prussia
The Kingdom of Prussia was a German kingdom from 1701 to 1918. Until the defeat of Germany in World War I, it comprised almost two-thirds of the area of the German Empire...
to be appointed as a professor in medicine.
Biography
She was born on September 15, 1870 in Frankfurt am Main, one of eleven children of Mendel Hirsch (1833–1900). Mendel was the director of the girls school of the Jewish religious community in Frankfurt am Main.From 1885 to 1889, she took a degree in education in Wiesbaden
Wiesbaden
Wiesbaden is a city in southwest Germany and the capital of the federal state of Hesse. It has about 275,400 inhabitants, plus approximately 10,000 United States citizens...
. She then worked until 1898 as a teacher. After her doctorate she was assistant to Friedrich Kraus
Friedrich Kraus
Friedrich Kraus was a Jewish Austrian internist. He is remembered for his achievements in the field of electrocardiography and his work in colloid chemistry.- Academic career :...
at Charité
Charité
The Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin is the medical school for both the Humboldt University and the Free University of Berlin. After the merger with their fourth campus in 2003, the Charité is one of the largest university hospitals in Europe....
.
Since she was Jewish, the takeover by the Nazis meant she could not practice medicine. In October of 1938 she moved to London, where one of her sisters lived. Since her degree was not recognized by the British, she worked as a laboratory
Laboratory
A laboratory is a facility that provides controlled conditions in which scientific research, experiments, and measurement may be performed. The title of laboratory is also used for certain other facilities where the processes or equipment used are similar to those in scientific laboratories...
assistant and later as a translator.
The last years she spent plagued by depression, delusions and persecutory fears. She was in a mental hospital
Mental Hospital
Mental hospital may refer to:*Psychiatric hospital*hospital in Nepal named Mental Hospital...
on the outskirts of London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
, where she died on October 6, 1953 at 83 years old.