# Anna Petronella van Heerden

> Anna Petronella van Heerden (1887-1975), was the first Afrikaner woman to qualify as a medical doctor. Her thesis, for which she obtained a doctorate in 1923, was the first medical thesis written in Afrikaans. She practiced as a gynecologist, retiring in 1942. She also served in the South African medical corps during World War II.

*South African physician, first Afrikaner woman to qualify as a medical doctor*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Doctor ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q39631))
- **Category:** Doctors
- **Country:** South Africa
- **Born:** 1887-04-26
- **Died:** 1975-01-10
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** female

## Fame
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- **Profile completeness:** 55.0 / 100

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