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Esther Franks, physician and first woman ophthalmic surgeon to practise in SA, is born in Zürich, Switzerland. Her parents emi
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- 01Verwey, E.J. (ed)(1995). New Dictionary of South African Biography, v.1, Pretoria: HSRC.
Last updated · 30 Sep 2019
South African History Online. (2012, May 14). Esther Franks, physician and first woman ophthalmic surgeon to practise in SA, is born in Zürich, Switzerland. Her parents emi. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0083274
South African History Online (2012) 'Esther Franks, physician and first woman ophthalmic surgeon to practise in SA, is born in Zürich, Switzerland. Her parents emi', South African History Online, 14 May. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0083274 (Accessed: 8 August 2026).
South African History Online, Esther Franks, physician and first woman ophthalmic surgeon to practise in SA, is born in Zürich, Switzerland. Her parents emi [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0083274, (accessed 8 August 2026).
"Esther Franks, physician and first woman ophthalmic surgeon to practise in SA, is born in Zürich, Switzerland. Her parents emi." South African History Online, 14 May 2012, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0083274. Accessed 8 Aug. 2026.
South African History Online. "Esther Franks, physician and first woman ophthalmic surgeon to practise in SA, is born in Zürich, Switzerland. Her parents emi." South African History Online. May 14, 2012. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0083274.
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