Alice de Boer explained

Alice de Boer (1872 - 1955) was a medical doctor in Sri Lanka, and one of the first women in the country to qualify as a doctor.^{[1] [2]}

Biography

De Boer's family was of Dutch Burgher background. After studying medicine in Edinburgh, Scotland, she was an assistant to Mary Nona Fysh, who was the medical officer-in-charge at Lady Havelock Hospital for Women.^[3]

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2020-03-10. Pioneering women doctors of South Asia. 2021-06-05. NewsIn.Asia. en-US.
2. Web site: Alice de Boer. 5 June 2021.
3. Web site: Sunday Times August 29. 2021-06-05. www.worldgenweb.org.