Lili Elbe

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Lili Elbe

Country

Denmark

Birth - Death

1886 - 1931

Occupation

Artist

Description

Painter and landscape artist, identified as a male at time of birth and named Einar Mogens Wegener. Had sex reassignment surgery in the 1930s, probably the first ever in recorded history, as noted in the book 'Man into Woman' and 'The Danish Girl' (being made into a film).

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