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James Barry (1795–1865) was an army surgeon and Inspector General of Hospitals. He is said to have been born a girl, named Margaret Ann Bulkley, and raised asa boy.^[1] Other sources state that he was raised as a boy, sent to medical school as a man, and lived as a male throughout his life, but at his death he was found to have been a woman. It has beenargued that hewas a genetic male with [[Klinefelter's syndrome.^[2]

1. ↑ http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/8364465.stm#margaret "BBC News" Five British heroes overlooked by history, 17 November 2009
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   1. ↑ http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/8364465.stm#margaret "BBC News" Five British heroes overlooked by history, 17 November 2009
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