Anna Wilhelmina Hierta-Retzius
1841–1924
Swedish feminist and philanthropist. Married Gustaf Retzius in 1876. Promoted medical education for women, and took part in a number of philanthropic endeavours.
Sources
DSB s.v. Retzius, Magnus Gustaf
SBL s.v. Retzius, Anna Wilhelmina (Hierta-)
Bibliography
DSB: Dictionary of scientific biography. Edited by Charles Coulston Gillispie and Frederic L. Holmes. 18 vols. including index and supplements. New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons. 1970–90.
SBL: Svenskt biografiskt lexikon. Edited by Bertil Boëthius et al. 33 vols. and 4 fascicles of vol. 34 (A–Swenson) to date. Stockholm: Albert Bonnier and P. A. Norstedt. 1918–.
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