Lili (Wegener) Elbe
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Lili Ilse (Wegener) Elbe (1882 - 1931)

Lili Ilse Elbe formerly Wegener aka Elvenes
Born in Vejle, Danmarkmap
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of — married 8 Jun 1904 (to Oct 1930) [location unknown]
[children unknown]
Died at age 48 in Dresden, Deutschlandmap
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Biography

Notables Project
Lili (Wegener) Elbe is Notable.

Lili Elbe was a Danish painter, a transgender woman and one of the first identifiable recipients of sex reassignment surgery.

On December 28, 2022, a Google Doodle honored her 140th Birthday.

Research Notes

Lili's birth name was "Einar Mogens Andreas Wegener."

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