Anna Tumarkin | |
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| Born | Anna-Ester Pavlovna Tumarkin 16 February 1875 Dubrowna, Mogilev Governorate of the Russian Empire |
| Died | 7 August 1951 (aged 76) Gümligen, Switzerland |
| Nationality | Russian; Swiss (1921) |
| Occupation(s) | professor, academic |
| Years active | 1905–1943 |
| Known for | First woman professor of philosophy at Bern University |
Anna Tumarkin (Belarusian: А́нна-Э́стер Паўлаўна Тума́ркін, Hebrew: אנה-אסתר פבלובנה טומרקין, 16 February 1875 – 7 August 1951) was a Russian-born, naturalized Swiss academic, who was the first woman to become a professor of philosophy at the University of Bern. She was the first woman in Europe to be allowed to examine doctoral and professorial candidates and the first woman to sit as a member of a University Senate anywhere in Europe.