Gertrude Ederle
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Person
- Born
- 1905-10-23
- Died
- 2003-11-30
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5 total works indexed
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- Immunofluorescence in Cells Derived from Burkitt's Lymphoma
· 1966 · cited 1,110x
- Further studies on the properties and assay of glucose 6-phosphate dehydrogenase and 6-phosphogluconate dehydrogenase of rat liver
· 1953 · cited 1,067x
- Epstein–Barr Virus in Burkitt's Lymphoma and Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma: EBV DNA in Biopsies of Burkitt Tumours and Anaplastic Carcinomas of the Nasopharynx
· 1970 · cited 969x
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Key facts
- Full name
- Gertrude Caroline Ederle
- Nickname s
- "Trudy", "Gertie", "Queen of the Waves"
- Born
- ( 1905-10-23 ) October 23, 1905 , New York, New York , U.S.
- Died
- November 30, 2003 (2003-11-30) (aged 98), Wyckoff, New Jersey , U.S.
- Height
- 5 ft 5 in (165 cm)
- Weight
- 141 lb (64 kg)
- Sport
- Swimming
- Strokes
- Freestyle
- Club
- Women's Swimming Association
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Key dates
- Born
- 23 October 1905
- Died
- 30 November 2003
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Gertrude
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- New York City
- Place of death
- Wyckoff
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Field of work
Article
Gertrude Caroline Ederle (/ˈɛdərli/; October 23, 1905 – November 30, 2003) was an American competition swimmer, Olympic champion, and world record-holder in five events. On August 6, 1926, she became the first woman to swim across the English Channel. Among other nicknames, the press called her "Queen of the Waves".
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1905 births2003 deaths20th-century American sportswomenAmerican deaf peopleAmerican female freestyle swimmersAmerican female long-distance swimmersAmerican people of German descentAmerican vaudeville performersBurials at Woodlawn Cemetery (Bronx, New York)Deaf swimmersEnglish Channel swimmersFemale long-distance swimmers