Google Doodle celebrates Russian surgeon Vera Gedroits. Who was she? India Today Web Desk Google Doodle celebrates Russian surgeon Vera Gedroits.
Google Doodle celebrated Russian surgeon, professor, poet, and author Dr Vera Gedroits on her 151st birthday on April 19 with an animated graphic. Vera Gedroits was the first woman military surgeon in Russia, the first woman professor of surgery, and the first woman to serve as a physician in the Imperial Palace of Russia. She saved innumerable lives through her fearless service and innovations in the field of wartime medicine.
Today s Google Doodle features an animated illustration of Vera Gedroits in her medical uniform. An X-ray plate also appears in the background.
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Updated: April 19, 2021 4:40 am IST
Vera Ignatievna Gedroits was born on this day in 1870 into a family of Lithuanian royal descent in Kiev
Google celebrates Russian surgeon, professor, poet, and author Dr. Vera Gedroits on her 151st birthday today. Known as Russia s first female military surgeon, Dr. Gedroits was one of the world s first female professors of surgery, who saved countless lives through her fearless service and innovations in the field of medicine.