Miriam Elizabeth Simpson
Miriam Elizabeth Simpson | |
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| Born | May 26, 1894 |
| Died | October 2, 1991 (aged 97) |
| Citizenship | USA |
| Alma mater | University of California, Berkeley; Johns Hopkins University |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Anatomy, medicine, chemistry |
| Institutions | University of California, Berkeley |
| Academic advisors | Herbert McLean Evans |
Miriam Elizabeth Simpson (May 26, 1894 – October 2, 1991) was an American scientist who in 1921 earned the first Ph.D. in anatomy conferred from the University of California. Two years later, she was awarded Doctor of Medicine from Johns Hopkins University (1923).