Lili Elbe

Quick Facts

Full Name	Lili Elbe
Occupation	Activist
Date Of Birth	Dec 28, 1882(1882-12-28)
Age	142
Date Of Death	1931-09-13
Birthplace	Vejle
Country	Denmark
Birth City	Region of Southern Denmark
Horoscope	Sagittarius

Lili Elbe Biography

Lili Elbe is one of the most popular and richest Activist who was born on December 28, 1882 in Vejle, Region of Southern Denmark, Denmark. Danish painter, who was one of the first to undergo sex reassignment surgical to transform from a woman to a man. It was believed that she was intersex.

Her story was the inspiration for David Ebershoff’s novel The Danish Girl. It was made into a movie starring Her story was the subject of David Ebershoff’s novel The Danish Girl, which was adapted into a movie by the same name starring Eddie Redmayne..

After undergoing transition and becoming legally married to Gottlieb, she was declared ineligible for the marriage. After her transition, she was legally a woman and began a relationship with Claude Lejeune. She died soon after.

Lili Elbe Net Worth

Lili Elbe is one of the richest Activist from Denmark. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Lili Elbe 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Her birth name was Einer Wegener. She had a successful career as an artist. In 1904, she married Gerda Gottlieb and moved to Paris. Elbe was able to live freely as a woman while Gottlieb could be openly as a lesbian.

In 1930, she underwent sex-reassignment surgery, which was very experimental at the time. However, it was not the first woman to do so. After complications following a uterine transfer, she died in 1931.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Who is Lili Elbe Dating?

According to our records, Lili Elbe married to Gerda Wegener. As of December 1, 2023, Lili Elbe’s is not dating anyone.

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Facts & Trivia

Lili Ranked on the list of most popular Activist. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Denmark. Lili Elbe celebrates birthday on December 28 of every year.

Top Facts about Lili Elbe

1. Lili Elbe was born in Denmark in 1882.
2. She was one of the first known recipients of gender reassignment surgery.
3. Her transition from Einar Wegener to Lili Elbe began in 1920.
4. She underwent a series of surgeries, including removal of testicles and penile reconstruction.
5. Her surgeries were performed by Dr. Magnus Hirschfeld’s team in Germany.
6. She legally changed her name and gender identity in 1930.
7. Lili Elbe died due to complications from a uterus transplant surgery at age 48.
8. Her life inspired the novel “The Danish Girl” by David Ebershoff and subsequent film adaptation starring Eddie Redmayne as Lili Elbe.
9. The painting “Portrait of Gerda Wegener, painted by Lili Elbe” sold for $1 million at auction in 2016.
10. A memorial plaque honoring Lili Elbe was installed at her former home in Copenhagen in 2016.

Was Lili Elbe surgery successful?

Though doctors now know that the surgery would never have been successful , Elbe hoped it would allow her to realize her dream of becoming a mother. Unfortunately, her dreams were cut short. Following the surgery, she fell ill, as transplant rejection drugs were still 50 years from being perfected.

How many surgeries did Lili Elbe have?

Lili Elbe underwent a series of four or five sex reassignment surgeries beginning later in 1930. Magnus Hirschfeld consulted on the procedures while gynecologist Kurt Warnekros performed them. The first involved removal of the testicles and took place in Berlin, Germany.

Did Lili Elbe have a uterus?

In 1931, she had her fourth surgery, to transplant a uterus and construct a vaginal canal. This made her one of the earliest transgender women to undergo a vaginoplasty surgery, a few weeks after Erwin Gohrbandt performed the experimental procedure on Dora Richter.

Did Lili and Gerda stay together?

dissolved the marriage between Gerda and Lili, as they were no longer husband and wife. Both found new partners. Lili started a relationship with a French art dealer, whom she wanted to marry and have children with. At this point she was already 48 years old.

What happened to Gerda after Lily's death?

In 1931, Gerda remarried an Italian officer named Fernando Porta, who burned through her savings. She divorced him in 1936 and died penniless in 1940.