Merbai Ardesir Vakil

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Born25 May 1868
Bombay (Mumbai)
Died9 April 1941 (age 72)
Bombay (Mumbai)
Occupationphysician
FatherArdesir Framji Vakil
Merbai Ardesir Vakil
Graduation picture of Vakil 1897
Born25 May 1868
Bombay (Mumbai)
Died9 April 1941 (age 72)
Bombay (Mumbai)
Occupationphysician
FatherArdesir Framji Vakil

Merbai Ardesir Vakil (25 May 1868 – 9 April 1941) was an Indian-Parsi physician and the first Asian woman to graduate from a Scottish university.

Merbai Ardesir Vakil was born 25 May 1868 in Bombay (now known as Mumbai), the daughter of Ardesir Framji Vakil, a Parsi solicitor.[1]

She attended Wilson High School, Bombay and then Wilson College, Bombay, graduating in 1888, the first woman to do so.[1][2]

Medical education

After attending Grant Medical College, Bombay, Vakil attended London School of Medicine for Women. In 1893, she moved to Queen Margaret College, Glasgow, graduating 22 July 1897 with the degree of MB ChB the first Asian woman to graduate from a university in Scotland. She then undertook two years of post graduate work in Glasgow.[1][2]

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