Rahel-Hirsch-Strasse

The street next to Berlin Central Station is named after the German Jewish doctor Rahel Hirsch (15.09.1870-06.10.1953). She was the first female doctor to be awarded the title of professor in Germany in 1913. The so-called Hirsch effect is also named after her: The permeability of the mucous membrane of the intestine and the subsequent excretion with the urine, which she discovered.