Gertrude von Petzold
Gertrude von Petzold | |
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Von Petzold in 1904 | |
| Born | Gertrud von Petzold January 9, 1876 |
| Died | March 14, 1953 (aged 77) |
| Nationality | German |
| Alma mater | University of Edinburgh (MA) Manchester College, Oxford University of Birmingham (MA) University of Tübingen (PhD) |
| Occupation | Minister · Lecturer |
Gertrude von Petzold (9 January 1876 – 14 March 1952) was a German Unitarian minister and public lecturer. She was the first woman to be appointed for church ministry in England. Petzold was also the first woman in Germany who qualified for professorship in Germanics at the University of Kiel. She taught English at the University of Frankfurt.