Vera Gedroitz nickname(s):
Princess Vera Ignatievna Gedroitz
Vera Gedroitz date of birth:
April 7, 1876
How old was Vera Gedroitz when died?
55
Where was Vera Gedroitz born?
Slobodishe, Oryol Oblast
When did Vera Gedroitz die?
1932
Why did Vera Gedroitz die?
Cancer
What is Vera Gedroitz nationality?
Ukrainian
What is Vera Gedroitz's occupation?
Writer
Short Biography
Princess Vera Ignatievna Gedroitz (Russian: Ве́ра Игна́тьевна Гедро́йц; Ukrainian: Віра Ігнатіївна Гедройць; 1870–1932) was a Russian doctor of medicine, a professor, the first female surgeon in Russia, one of the first female professors of surgery in the world, and a writer of poetry and prose.