| LC control no. | n 84035314 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Pfau, Ruth, 1929-2017 |
| Birth date | 1929-09-09 |
| Death date | 2017-08-10 |
| Place of birth | Leipzig (Germany) |
| Place of death | Karachi (Pakistan) |
| Field of activity | Leprosy |
| Affiliation | Marie Adelaide Leprosy Center Society of Daughters of the Heart of Mary |
| Profession or occupation | Physicians Nuns Missionaries, Medical |
| Found in | Albus, M. Das Wagnis der Freiheit, c1983: verso t.p. (Ruth Pfau, Lepraärztin in Pakistan) p. 12 (Dr.; b. 9/9/29; since 1957 sister of the order Töchter vom Herzen Mariä) To light a candle, 1987: t.p. (Dr. Ruth Pfau) Pfau, Ruth. Leben ist anders, 2014: title page (Ruth Pfau) page 33 (lives in Karachi, Pakistan) rear flap of dust jacket (Ruth Pfau, Dr. med.; born 1929; since 1960, leprosy doctor in Pakistan; member of the Society of Daughters of the Heart of Mary) Wikipedia web site, viewed November 28, 2016: Ruth Pfau (Ruth Pfau; Dr. Ruth Katherina Martha Pfau, NQA, HPk, HI; born September 9, 1929, Leipzig, Germany) New York times WWW site, viewed Aug. 21, 2017 (in obituary published Aug. 15: Dr. Ruth Pfau; Ruth Katharina Martha Pfau; b. Sept. 9, 1929, Leipzig; d. Thursday [Aug. 10, 2017], Karachi, aged 87; medical missionary who was hailed as the "Mother Teresa of Pakistan" for her pivotal role in containing leprosy there) |
| Associated language | ger |
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