Marie Boivin, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Marie Boivin

French midwife, inventor, and writer

Date of Birth: 09-Apr-1773

Place of Birth: Versailles, Île-de-France, France

Date of Death: 16-May-1841

Profession: midwife, surgeon, gynaecologist

Nationality: France

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Marie-Anne Victoire Gillain Boivin (9 April 1773 – 16 May 1841) was a French midwife, inventor, and obstetrics writer.
Mme Boivin has been called one of the most important women in medicine in the 19th century.
Boivin invented a new pelvimeter and a vaginal speculum, and the medical textbooks that she wrote were translated to different languages and used for 150 years.