Listed In: Surgeons
Birthdate: November 9, 1795
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Belfast
Died: July 25, 1865
James Barry was a military surgeon in the British Army who advanced to the rank of Inspector General. Barry earned a medical degree from the University of Edinburgh Medical School and served in multiple regions within the British Empire. Barry made substantial enhancements to medical care for injured soldiers and local populations. Notably, Barry conducted the first documented caesarean section by a European in Africa, resulting in the survival of both mother and child. Throughout adult life, Barry presented as male, only revealing biological identity posthumously.
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