Lili Ilse Elvenes ” Einar Magnus Andreas Wegener” or “Lili Elbe” was born on 28 December 1882. Lili was better known as a Danish painter and transgender woman and among the early recipients of sex reassignment surgery.

There’s no way you’ll mention the name, Lili Elbe without thinking about Gerda Wegener.

Lili Elbe met fellow artist Wegener at the age of 18 years. Lili and Wegener married in 1904. Gerda Marie Fredrikke Wegener, a Danish illustrator and painter was born on March 15, 1886, in Hammelev, Denmark. Wegener was born to Justine and Emil Gottlieb, a vicar in the Lutheran church.

Wegener died on 28 July 1940, in Frederiksberg, Denmark. Wegener’s death occurred shortly after Nazi Germany

How Did Lili Elbe Die?

Lili Elbe died on 13 September 1931. Elbe’s immune system rejected the transplanted uterus, and the operation and a subsequent surgical revision caused the infection.

This led to her death from cardiac arrest, three months after the surgery.