Lili Elbe
Lili Elbe | |
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 Lili Elbe in 1926 | |
| Born | Einar Magnus Andreas Wegener 28 December 1882 Vejle, Denmark |
| Died | 13 September 1931 (aged 48) Dresden, Germany |
| Nationality | Danish |
| Other names | Lili Ilse Elvenes (legal name) |
| Spouse | |
Lili Ilse Elvenes (born Einar Magnus Andreas Wegener; 28 December 1882 – 13 September 1931), better known as Lili Elbe, was a Danish painter and transgender woman. She was among the early recipients of sex reassignment surgery.[1]
Elbe died of cardiac arrest caused by a uterus transplant surgery at the age of 48.[2]
On 28 December 2022, Google Doodle celebrated Lili Elbe's 140th birthday.[3]
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[change | change source]References
[change | change source]- ↑ Hirschfeld, Magnus. Chirurgische Eingriffe bei Anomalien des Sexuallebens: Therapie der Gegenwart, pp. 67, 451–455
- ↑ "Lili Elbe: the transgender artist behind The Danish Girl". This Week Magazine. 18 September 2015. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
- ↑ Lili Elbe's 14oth birthday
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