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For people who know a thing or two about Ancient Egypt, perhaps the name Merit <\/strong>Ptah rings a bell: <\/strong>Merit Ptah is credited as being the \"first woman known by name in the history of science,\" but it turns out the famous female physician was a myth, according to Science Alert<\/a>. University of Colorado medical historian Jakub Kwiecinski claims that there is no actual proof that she ever existed, and claims to her existence are likely down to a mix-up of facts and dates over the 80 years since her name became recognized.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

For people who know a thing or two about Ancient Egypt, perhaps the name Merit Ptah rings a bell: Merit Ptah is credited as being the \"first woman known by name in the history of science,\" but it turns out the famous female physician was a myth, according to Science Alert. 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