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Lili Elbe
Sign in to saveAlso known as Lili Ilse Elvenes, Einar Mogens Andreas Wegener, Einar Wegener
Danish painter and transgender woman (1882–1931)
Key facts
- Born
- ( 1882-12-28 ) 28 December 1882, Vejle , Denmark
- Died
- 13 September 1931 (1931-09-13) (aged 48), Dresden , Germany
- Other name
- Lili Ilse Elvenes (legal name)
- Spouse
- Gerda Wegener ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1904 ; annulled</span>"}]]}'>annul. 1930 )
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Andreas
- Family name
- Wegener
- Gender
- trans woman
- Citizenship
- Danish Realm
- Place of birth
- Vejle
- Place of death
- Dresden
- Spouse
- Gerda Wegener
- Occupation
- painter
- Educated at
- Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts
- Languages spoken
- Danish
- Genre
- landscape painting
- Image
- Lili Elbe 1926.jpg
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- cause of death
- complication
- date of birth
- 1882-12-28
- date of death
- 1931-09-13
- Commons category
- Lili Elbe
- name in native language
- Lili Elbe
- Commons Creator page
- Lili Elbe
- manner of death
- accidental death
- birth name
- Einar Magnus Andreas Wegener
- sexual orientation
- non-heterosexuality
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Encyclopedic overview
Lili Ilse Elvenes (28 December 1882 – 13 September 1931), better known as Lili Elbe, was a Danish painter, transgender woman, and one of the earliest recipients of gender-affirming surgery (then called sex reassignment surgery).
Elbe was a painter. After transitioning in 1930, she changed her legal name to Lili Ilse Elvenes, stopped painting, and later adopted the surname Elbe. She was the first known recipient of a uterus transplant in an attempt to achieve pregnancy, but died due to the subsequent complications.
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