Vilma Hugonnai
The native form of this personal name is Huggonai Vilma. This article uses the Western name order.
| Vilma Hugonnai | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Born |
30 September 1847 Nagytétény, Hungary, Austrian Empire |
| Died |
March 25, 1922 (aged 74) Budapest, Hungary |
| Nationality | Hungarian |
| Occupation | Medical doctor |
Countess Vilma Hugonnai de Szentgyörgy (September 30, 1847 in Nagytétény, Hungary (today part of Budapest) – March 25, 1922 in Budapest) was the first Hungarian woman medical doctor.[1]
Life
Countess Vilma Hugonnai was the fifth child of a Count. She studied Medicine in Zurich, receiving her degree in 1879.[2] She became a care assistant to a prof at a medical school. When Vilma returned to Hungary as a woman she could not begin her career as a physician because the Hungarian administration refused to recognize her qualification, thus she had to work as a midwife. In 1897 the Hungarian authorities at last accepted her degree and she could start her own practice.
References
- ↑ Iván Völgyes, Nancy Völgyes, The liberated female: life, work, and sex in socialist Hungary, Westview Press, 1977, p. 9
- ↑ Jennifer S. Uglow, Maggy Hendry, The Northeastern Dictionary of Women's Biography, UPNE, 1999, p. 268