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Marie Colinet

Swiss midwife and surgeon

  • Fame45.6
  • Momentum9.5
  • Wikipedia610
Lived 1560–1640, aged 80Switzerland
SwitzerlandSwitzerlandDoctorsDoctor
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    7 languages
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  • Era
    1560–1640
    Aged 80
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Updated 2026-06-20

Marie Colinet (Fabry) (ca. 1560–after 1638) was a midwife and surgeon who introduced the use of heat for dilating and stimulating the uterus during labor. In addition, she performed caesarian sections successfully, and also was the first person to use a magnet to extract a piece of metal from a patient's eye.

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Momentum9.5
Historical6.4
Source confidence40.0
Completeness55.0
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