Christine Iverson Bennett | |
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| Born | Anna Christine Iverson January 4, 1881 Denmark |
| Died | March 29, 1916 (aged 35) |
| Nationality | Danish |
| Alma mater | University of Michigan Medical School |
| Occupation(s) | Physician, medical missionary |
Christine Iverson Bennett, born Anna Christine Iverson, (1881–1916) was a Danish emigrant to the United States (1893) and member of the Arabian Mission. Iverson graduated from the University of Michigan with her Medical Doctorate degree. After a few years of medical work, she became a medical missionary of the Arabian Mission, and moved to Bahrein in 1909, to work at Mason Memorial Hospital.[1] Marrying Dr. Arthur King Bennett in 1911, they relocated to Busrah, Arabia where the couple continued missionary work at the Lansing Memorial Hospital. She was known for her impact on treating large numbers of patients, both at the Lansing Hospital and in the surrounding area. Additionally, when World War I limited her travel, Iverson began using the hospital specifically to treat wounded soldiers. In 1916, an outbreak of typhoid fever occurred and, while treating infected individuals, she contracted typhoid fever, resulting in her death at age 35 in 1916.
- ^ Clarke, Angela (1993). Through the Changing Scenes of Life 1893 - 1993 (First ed.). Bahrain: The American Mission Hospital Society. p. 84. ISBN 1898357005. Retrieved 28 October 2021.