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James Barry (born Margaret Anne Bulkley, or Bulkeley; [7] [8] c. 1789 [a] – 25 July 1865) was a military surgeon in the British Army. Originally from the city of Cork in Ireland, Barry obtained a medical degree from the University of Edinburgh Medical School, then served first in Cape Town, South Africa, and subsequently in many ...
Mar 24, 2017 · Dr. James Barry died from dysentery on July 25, 1865. They say on his deathbed acquaintances were waiting for a secret to be revealed—some saying they had guessed it all along. Barry’s last...
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Sep 29, 2016 · Dr James Barry’s life was a succession of audacious firsts – the first woman to pass MD at Edinburgh and attain membership of the RCS; the first surgeon to perform a successful Caesarean delivery in the British Empire; a pioneer in hospital reform and hygiene; and the first woman to rise to general rank in the British Army.
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Jul 25, 2017 · Famed 19th Century British Doctor James Barry Kept A Lifelong Secret That LGBT Activists Are Now Celebrating. By Kara Goldfarb | Edited By Savannah Cox. Published July 25, 2017. Updated April 30, 2020. The acclaimed surgeon concealed his biological identity from his colleagues as long as he lived.
Dec 28, 2016 · What you need to know. James Barry's true identity was a military secret for nearly a century. In 1826 in a southern suburb of Cape Town, South Africa, a frail-looking doctor with red hair prepped his instruments for a highly dangerous procedure — a cesarean operation.
Aug 27, 2021 · Dr. James Barry was a military hero who rose as far as Inspector General in Charge of Military Hospitals – the second highest-ranked medical office in the British Army. A somewhat...
Oct 20, 2020 · In 1865 a celebrated British army surgeon died of dysentery. There was nothing strange about the death—dysentery was a common killer. Instead, it was the scandal that followed that rocked British society. According to reports, the surgeon, James Barry, had not been all that he had seemed.
