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Biography of Dr. Virginia Apgar

Early Life and EducationVirginia Apgar was born on June 7, 1909, in Westfield, New Jersey, to a musically inclined family. Her father, an amateur inventor and musician, fostered her curiosity and love for science. Apgar excelled academically, graduating from Mount Holyoke College in 1929 with a degree in zoology, despite working multiple jobs to support […]