Justine Siegemund

Justine Siegemund
Justine Siegemundin
Born
Justine Diettrich

(1636-12-26)26 December 1636
Rohnstock, Lower Silesia
(now Roztoka, Poland)
Died10 November 1705(1705-11-10) (aged 68)
Berlin, Kingdom of Prussia
NationalityGerman-Silesian
OccupationMidwife
Known forThe Court Midwife (1690)
SpouseChristian Siegemund
ChildrenNone

Justine Siegemund, or Siegemundin, (born Justine Diettrich; 26 December 1636 – 10 November 1705) was a Silesian midwife. Her obstetrical book, The Court Midwife (1690), was the first German medical text written by a woman.

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