Esther Franks, physician and first woman ophthalmic surgeon to practise in SA, is born in Zürich, Switzerland. Her parents emi

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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: 24 September 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 24 September 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 24 Sept. 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.