Annie Wardlaw Jagannadham
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Born30 May 1864
Visakhapatnam
Died23 July 1894 (aged 30)
Visakhapatnam
OccupationPhysician
Annie Wardlaw Jagannadham | |
|---|---|
| Born | 30 May 1864 Visakhapatnam |
| Died | 23 July 1894 (aged 30) Visakhapatnam |
| Occupation | Physician |
Annie Wardlaw Jagannadham (30 May 1864 – 26 July 1894) was an Indian physician trained at Edinburgh. She was the first Indian woman qualified to practice medicine in Britain.
Jagannadham was born in Visakhapatnam,[1] one of the six children of Rev. Pulipaka Jagannadham, a Telugu poet, teacher, and Christian missionary, and his wife, Eliza Osborne, a mission teacher, who was also a convert from Hinduism.[2] Her older sister was Eliza Lazarus, married Daniel Lazarus, the headmaster of the Vizagapatam Mission School.[3] Her brother P. Richard Hay Jagannadham was also a doctor trained at Edinburgh.[3] Her niece was Hilda Mary Lazarus (1890–1978), an obstetrician and medical school principal.[4]
