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Wagenen, Gertrude van

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Gertrude van Wagenen, a distinguished reproductive biologist, was also that much rarer type of individual, a gentlewoman scientist. In no sense a dilettante, her circumstances and physicial vigor enabled her to enjoy a cultured life in parallel with a professional scientific career.

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Bettendorf, G. (1995). Wagenen, Gertrude van. In: Bettendorf, G. (eds) Zur Geschichte der Endokrinologie und Reproduktionsmedizin. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-79152-9_245

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