Alice de Boer
Alice de Boer (1872 - 1955) was a medical doctor in Sri Lanka, and one of the first women in the country to qualify as a doctor.[1][2]
Biography[]
De Boer's family was of Dutch Burgher background. After studying medicine in Edinburgh, Scotland, she was an assistant to Mary Nona Fysh, who was the medical officer-in-charge at Lady Havelock Hospital for Women.[1][3]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Pioneering women doctors of South Asia". NewsIn.Asia. 2020-03-10. Retrieved 2021-06-05.
- ^ "Alice de Boer". Retrieved 5 June 2021.
- ^ "Sunday Times August 29". www.worldgenweb.org. Retrieved 2021-06-05.
Categories:
- 1955 deaths
- 1872 births
- Sri Lankan medical doctors
- Sri Lankan people of Dutch descent
- People of British Ceylon