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February 18

First female pharmacist?

Hello, I was wondering who was the first woman to become a pharmacist in Germany. I know Wikipedia at present name Anne of Denmark, Electress of Saxony as the first, but she was of course not a professional pharmacist with a degree, she was a 16th-century princess who in some sense practiced pharmacy because she was interested in the subject. I am looking more for the "Woman First"-type of example, that is, the first woman in Germany with a formal education and degree from a University, or official license, to practice pharmacy, and to be professionally active as such. I don't seem to be able to find one, but perhaps someone here knows? Thanks!--92.35.234.63 (talk) 22:27, 18 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Possibly Magdalena Neff (link to German Wikipedia), graduated in 1906 at the Technische Hochschule Karlsruhe (also the first female student at that institute. On en.wikipedia, she's mentioned in our article on apothecary. ---Sluzzelin talk 23:03, 18 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]

She appears to be the first, thank you very much, such a swift answer so shortly after I posted the question, I'm grateful!--92.35.234.63 (talk) 01:20, 19 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]