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'''Hilda Mary Lazarus''' [[Order of the British Empire|CBE]], [[Order of Saint John (chartered 1888)|MStJ]], [[Membership of the Royal College of Surgeons|MRCS]], [[FRCSE]] (23 January 1890 - died 1978) was a Christian missionary and popular gynecologist and obstetrician in [[India]]. She was Principal of [[Andhra Medical College]] and Superintendent of [[King George Hospital, Visakhapatnam|King George Hospital]] at [[Visakhapatnam]]. She was also the first Indian director of [[Christian Medical College & Hospital|Christian Medical College and Hospital]] at [[Vellore]].<ref>[http://goliath.ecnext.com/coms2/gi_0199-5969275/The-legacy-of-Hilda-Lazarus.html The legacy of Hilda Lazarus (Christian Medical College and Hospital) (Biography), ''International Bulletin of Missionary Research'', 1 October 2006.]</ref><br />
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==Early life==<br />
Hilda was born on 23 January 1890 in Visakhapatnam in southern India.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.lazarushospital.com/about_us.html |title=About the founder at Lazarus hospital website |access-date=29 July 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090630030956/http://www.lazarushospital.com/about_us.html |archive-date=30 June 2009 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Her grandparents converted to [[Christianity]] in the early 19th century, abandoning their [[Brahmin]] identity. She was one of nine surviving children born to Eliza and Daniel Lazarus. Her father was a highly regarded Christian educator and author. She joined CBM high school for her primary education.<br />
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==Medical training==<br />
At the [[Madras University]] Lazarus completed a B.A. before obtaining her medical degree from the [[Madras Medical College]] and winning a gold medal for outstanding work in [[Midwifery]]. She later went to [[England]] to qualify for a medical degree and spent many years for several courses in medicine. In the [[United Kingdom]], she passed medical examinations in London and Dublin. She obtained membership in the [[Royal College of Surgeons]] and a specialization in obstetrics and gynecology. She was appointed to the Women's Medical Service (WMS) in India, the first Indian woman to obtain such an appointment. She was in government medical service from 1917 to 1947.<br />
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==Return to India==<br />
Lazarus entered her career with the WMS by serving briefly at [[Lady Hardinge Medical College]] and Hospital, [[New Delhi]]. Established under government auspices in 1916 as the only fully professional medical college in India concerned exclusively with the training of women, [[Lady Hardinge]] was open to qualified students from all religious backgrounds. Lady Hardinge Medical College was thus unique within India, and it was to this institution that Lazarus returned in triumph in 1940 as its first Indian principal.<br />
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During the years that intervened, she worked in various parts of India, superintending hospitals, training nurses and midwives, and taking other steps to improve the quality of medical services for women and children. In addition to broadening her professional horizons and areas of expertise, these years also led her to acquire facility in several new Indian languages in addition to the [[Telugu language|Telugu]] and [[Sanskrit]] that she had learned in childhood, along with English.<br />
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She wrote a book based on her experiences in England and served as the Director of [[Christian Medical College & Hospital|Vellore Medical College]] between 1948 and 1954<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://home.cmcvellore.ac.in/flash/directors.html |title=CMC Directors |access-date=29 July 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090728091033/http://home.cmcvellore.ac.in/flash/directors.html |archive-date=28 July 2009 |url-status=dead }}</ref> and Chief Medical Officer at the Vellore hospital.<ref>[[Marilyn Bailey Ogilvie]] and [[Joy Harvey]], eds., [https://books.google.com/books?id=LTSYePZvSXYC&pg=PA756&lpg=PA756&dq=%22Hilda+Mary+Lazarus%22&source=bl&ots=hNocqWX15B&sig=_oUEgdmXgQYi_57fG1D9drCzuCY&hl=cs&ei=fgBwSpHEI9ONsAaD2OmaBQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=2 The Biographical Dictionary of Women in Science: L-Z, p. 757]</ref> She served for some time in the Government General Hospital, [[Madras]]. In Visakhapatnam, she served as Principal of [[Andhra Medical College]] and Superintendent of King George's Hospital. There is a Lazarus ward in the [[Government Victoria Hospital]] for Women and Child, where she also served.<br />
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==Awards==<br />
Lazarus was appointed a Serving Sister (Member) of the [[Venerable Order of St. John]] by King [[George VI]] in January 1941,<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=35032|date=3 January 1941 |page=54 |supp= |nolink=y}}</ref> and was awarded the [[Kaisar-i-Hind]] Gold Medal in the British government's [[1942 Birthday Honours]] list.<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=35586 |date=5 June 1942 |page=2501 |supp= |nolink=y}}</ref> She was further appointed a Commander of the [[Order of the British Empire]], Civil Division (CBE) in the [[1946 Birthday Honours]] list.<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=37598 |date=4 June 1946 |page=2789 |supp=y |nolink=y}}</ref> In 1961, the [[Government of India]] honored her with the [[Padma Shri]] award for her services.<br />
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*[https://books.google.com/books?id=LTSYePZvSXYC&pg=PA756&lpg=PA756&dq=%22Hilda+Mary+Lazarus%22&source=bl&ots=hNocqWX15B&sig=_oUEgdmXgQYi_57fG1D9drCzuCY&hl=cs&ei=fgBwSpHEI9ONsAaD2OmaBQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=2 The Biographical Dictionary of Women in Science: L-Z]<br />
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