Harriette Lombard Hennessy | |
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Born | |
Died | April 13, 1913 | (aged 41)
Occupation(s) | Medical doctor, author, advisor on the Encyclopædia Britannica |
Spouse | James Walter Hennessy (married 1892) |
Children | 2 |
Harriette Lombard Hennessy (née Sheehy; [1] 23 June 1871 - 13 April 1913) [2] was an Irish medical doctor, author, and advisor on medical articles for the Encyclopædia Britannica. [3]
Harriette Mary Lombard Sheehy was born on 23 June 1871 in Dublin, Ireland. [3] She was the daughter of Charlotte (née Lombard) and Edward Bryan Sheehy. [1] In 1892, she married James Walter Hennessy. [1] [4] The couple had two children: Christopher James (born 1893), and Olive Mary Hope (born 1894). [1] James Walter Hennessy died in 1896. [1]
Hennessy gained her M.D. degree in Brussels, [5] and was licensed to practise by the Royal College of Physicians in the same year. [3] [6] By this time, medical schools in Ireland were open to women, and she was licensed to practise as both a physician and a surgeon. [3] She opened her own medical practice in Fitzwilliam Square, Dublin. [3]
Hennessy was involved with the Irish Women's Suffrage and Local Government Association, including by holding drawing room meetings at her Dublin home. [7] She was also associated with the Irish Women's Progressive Union, for whom she spoke. [8]
Hennessy acted as medical advisor to the Eleventh Edition of the Encyclopædia Britannica. [3] She was given charge of sub-editing entries on medical topics, as well as contributing a number of her own. [3] [9] These appeared under her initials, "H. L. H.". [9]
Hennessy died on 13 April 1913 in Killavullen, Ireland.
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Harriette Lombard Hennessy | |
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Born | |
Died | April 13, 1913 | (aged 41)
Occupation(s) | Medical doctor, author, advisor on the Encyclopædia Britannica |
Spouse | James Walter Hennessy (married 1892) |
Children | 2 |
Harriette Lombard Hennessy (née Sheehy; [1] 23 June 1871 - 13 April 1913) [2] was an Irish medical doctor, author, and advisor on medical articles for the Encyclopædia Britannica. [3]
Harriette Mary Lombard Sheehy was born on 23 June 1871 in Dublin, Ireland. [3] She was the daughter of Charlotte (née Lombard) and Edward Bryan Sheehy. [1] In 1892, she married James Walter Hennessy. [1] [4] The couple had two children: Christopher James (born 1893), and Olive Mary Hope (born 1894). [1] James Walter Hennessy died in 1896. [1]
Hennessy gained her M.D. degree in Brussels, [5] and was licensed to practise by the Royal College of Physicians in the same year. [3] [6] By this time, medical schools in Ireland were open to women, and she was licensed to practise as both a physician and a surgeon. [3] She opened her own medical practice in Fitzwilliam Square, Dublin. [3]
Hennessy was involved with the Irish Women's Suffrage and Local Government Association, including by holding drawing room meetings at her Dublin home. [7] She was also associated with the Irish Women's Progressive Union, for whom she spoke. [8]
Hennessy acted as medical advisor to the Eleventh Edition of the Encyclopædia Britannica. [3] She was given charge of sub-editing entries on medical topics, as well as contributing a number of her own. [3] [9] These appeared under her initials, "H. L. H.". [9]
Hennessy died on 13 April 1913 in Killavullen, Ireland.
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