James Miranda Barry
(1795-1865)

woman and military surgeon

Died aged c. 70

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Commemorated on 1 plaque

In honour of James Miranda Barry c. 1795 - 1865. Army surgeon and Inspector General of Hospitals in Canada. Lived as a man, and believed to be the first woman graduate of the University (1812).

Old College, South Bridge, Edinburgh, United Kingdom where they studied