Adelberger of Lombardy (fl. 760) was among several lay medical women who were taught by the historian Paul of Lombardy (720–800), a Benedictine monk from Como. Adelberger was the daughter of Desiderius (ruled 756–774).Hurd-Mead, Kate Campbell. "An Introduction to the History of Women in Medicine (Conclusion): II. Medical Women of the Middle Ages." Annals of Medical History 5.6 (1933): 584. Very little information about Adelberger survives today.
Legacy Adelberger is a featured figure on Judy Chicago's installation piece The Dinner Party as one of the 999 names on the Heritage Floor.
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