Augusta Déjerine-Klumpke [SEP] date of death
Augusta Déjerine-Klumpke
Augusta Déjerine-Klumpke (15 October 1859 – 5 November 1927) was an American-born French medical doctor known for her work in neuroanatomy. She was the first female intern to work in a hospital in Paris.
From a young age, Klumpke's family was supportive of her medical ambitions, going as far as to move to Paris so she and her sisters Anna Elizabeth Klumpke, Julia Klumpke, and Dorothea Klumpke could follow their pursuits. Despite facing scorn for being a woman in the
Klumpke
Klumpke may refer to:
People.
- Anna Elizabeth Klumpke (1856–1942), American portrait and genre painter
- Augusta Déjerine-Klumpke (1859-1927), American-born French physician
- Dorothea Klumpke-Roberts (1861–1942), American-born French astronomer
- Julia Klumpke (1870–1961), American violinist and composer
Other.
- Klumpke paralysis (or Klumpke's palsy or Dejerine-Klumpke palsy), a palsy of the brachial plexus named for Augusta Déjerine-Klumpke