Jean Ginsburg
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Born | London, England | 19 October 1926
Died | 8 April 2004 | (aged 77)
Alma mater | Somerville College, Oxford St Mary's Hospital Medical School |
Spouse | Jack Henry |
Children | Three |
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Jean Ginsburg (19 October 1926 – 8 April 2004) was an English physician and
Early life
Ginsburg was born in London on 19 October 1926.
Ginsburg was educated at St Paul's Girls' School in London and Somerville College at the University of Oxford, where she gained an honours degree in physiology. She went on to study at St Mary's Hospital Medical School, and in 1952 became one of the first women to graduate from there.[2]
Career
Ginsburg began her medical career in research at
Throughout her career, Ginsburg published more than 250 articles. She wrote one book (The Circulation in the Female: From the Cradle to the Grave, 1989) and co-edited two others (Drug Therapy in Reproductive Endocrinology, 1996, and Sex Steroids and the Cardiovascular System , 1998).[1] She was a founding member of the British Fertility Society.[3]
Personal life
Ginsburg was married to Jack Henry, an editor for Reuters, with whom she had two sons and a daughter. While in labour with her daughter, she monitored her own circulation for research.[2] Her brother was the politician David Ginsburg.[1] She was seriously injured in a car accident in 1968, and was told she might never walk again; she returned to work but walked with a cane for the rest of her life. She died on 8 April 2004 from kidney cancer.[2]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g Prelevic, Gordana. "Jean Ginsburg". Munk's Roll Volume XII. Royal College of Physicians. Retrieved 15 October 2017.
- ^ a b c d e f g Richmond, Caroline (14 June 2004). "Jean Ginsburg". The Guardian. Retrieved 15 October 2017.
- PMC 420186.