Esther Park (physician)

Esther Kim Pak
A young Asian woman wearing a mortar board and academic gown, with a medal pinned to the gown. Her dark hair is dressed up and slightly puffed under the mortar board.
Esther Kim Pak in academic regalia, from a memorial brochure published about 1910.
Born
Kim Jeom-dong

(1876-03-16)March 16, 1876
Seoul, Joseon
DiedApril 13, 1910(1910-04-13) (aged 34)
NationalityKorean
Other namesKim, Cheom-dong, Ester Kim Pak
Occupation(s)medical doctor, missionary
Years active1895–1910
Spouse(s)Park, Yeo-seon
Esther Park
Hangul
에스더 박
Revised RomanizationEseudeo Bak
McCune–ReischauerEsŭdŏ Pak
Birth name
Hangul
김점동
Hanja
金點童
Revised RomanizationGim Jeomdong
McCune–ReischauerKim Chŏmdong

Esther Pak (Korean: 에스더 박, born Kim Jeom-dong Korean: 김점동; Hanja: 金點童; March 16, 1876 or 1877 – April 13, 1910) was a Korean physician; she was the first Korean woman to practice Western medicine in the country.[1]

  1. ^ "First Korean female doctor and scientist, Esther Park" 이화보이스. evoice.ewha.ac.kr (in Korean). 2010-04-12. Retrieved 2018-03-16.