María Michelsen de López
María Michelsen de López | |
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| First Lady of Colombia | |
| In role August 7, 1942 – August 7, 1945 | |
| President | Alfonso López Pumarejo |
| Preceded by | Lorenza Villegas de Santos |
| Succeeded by | Bertha Puga de Lleras |
| In role August 7, 1934 – August 7, 1938 | |
| President | Alfonso López Pumarejo |
| Preceded by | María Teresa Londoño |
| Succeeded by | Lorenza Villegas de Santos |
| Personal details | |
| Born | María Michelsen Lombana February 17, 1890 Bogotá, D.C., Colombia |
| Died | January 22, 1949 (aged 58) Bogotá, D.C., Colombia |
| Resting place | Central Cemetery of Bogotá |
| Party | Liberal |
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| Parent(s) | Carlos Michelsen Uribe (father) Antonia Lombana Buendía (mother) |
María Michelsen de López (née Michelsen Lombana; February 17, 1890 - January 22, 1949) was a Colombian scientist and philanthropist who served as first lady of Colombia from 1934 to 1938 and again from 1942 to 1945 as the wife of President Alfonso López Pumarejo. She and María Cristina Arango are the only two women in Colombian history who were both married to a president and the mother of a president. She was the second person to serve in this role during two non-consecutive terms in Colombia's history after Soledad Román de Núñez.
Michelsen de López was the first First Lady with a university degree. She was also notable for being the first to be called First Lady. Defender of the rights of orphans, she was the co-founder of several shelters in Bogotá.