Ignaz Semmelweis
Ignaz Philipp Semmelweis (originally Ignác Fülöp Semmelweis) (July 1, 1818 - August 13, 1865) was the Hungarian-Austrian physician who demonstrated that puerperal fever (also known as "childbed fever") was contagious and that its incidence could be drastically reduced by enforcing appropriate hand-washing behavior by medical care-givers. He made this discovery in 1847 while head of the Maternity Department of the Vienna Lying-in Hospital.
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July 1 - 1818 - August 13 - 1865 - Hungarian - Austria - Puerperal fever - 1847 - Vienna - Hospital
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| ► | Introduction |
| ► | Early history |
| ► | Discovery of the importance of hygiene |
| ► | Rejection by the medical establishment |
| ► | Breakdown and death |
| ► | Related Topics |
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