Bertha De Vriese

Bertha De Vriese (26 September 1877  17 March 1958) was a Belgian physician. When she earned her degree as a doctor of medicine at Ghent University, where she was the first woman to conduct research and the first woman physician to graduate from the school. Although she was not allowed to pursue an academic career, De Vriese opened a private pediatric clinic and served as the director of the Children's Ward at the Bijloke Hospital in Ghent. In 1914, she married Josef Vercouillie, also a physician.

Bertha De Vriese
1904 at the Anatomical Convention of Jena
Born
Bertha Coletta Constantia De Vriese

(1877-09-26)26 September 1877
Ghent, Belgium
Died17 March 1958(1958-03-17) (aged 80)
Ghent, Belgium
NationalityBelgian
Other namesBertha Vercoullie
Occupationphysician
Years active1903–1958
SpouseJosef Vercouillie
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