Charlotte Fairbanks, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Charlotte Fairbanks

medical doctor

Date of Birth: 11-Dec-1871

Place of Birth: St. Johnsbury, Vermont, United States

Date of Death: 15-Feb-1932

Profession: physician, surgeon, instructor

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Charlotte Fairbanks (December 11, 1871 - February 15, 1932) was a medical doctor from St.
Johnsbury, Vermont.
She earned a B.A.
from Smith college in 1894, and graduated with a Ph.D in chemistry from Yale at the age of 25.
By this time she had published three papers discussing analytical chemistry.
She was the granddaughter of Thaddeus Fairbanks, who was a well known inventor at the time.
Fairbanks earned her M.D.
and became a practicing physician in 1902.
In the beginning of WWI, Fairbanks joined the American Women's Hospital unit in France, and was stationed in Luzancy, France, where she spent a year as the chief surgeon at the hospital.
For her efforts, she was awarded a medal of French gratitude, and was awarded French citizenship.
She returned after the war and opened a practice in her hometown of St.
Johnsbury, where she was an active member of the community.