Ignaz Semmelweis

Ignaz Philipp Semmelweis was a Hungarian medical doctor and scientist of German descent who was an early pioneer of antiseptic procedures and was described as the "saviour of mothers".... Wikipedia

• Born:  Semmelweis Ignác Fülöp, July 1, 1818, Buda, Kingdom of Hungary, Austrian Empire
• Age at death:  47 years
• Died:  August 13, 1865, Oberdöbling, Austrian Empire
• Fields:  Obstetrics, surgeries
• Institutions:  Vienna General Hospital, Szent Rókus Kórház
• Education:  University of Vienna (MD, 1844)
• Known for:  Introducing hand disinfection standards, in obstetrical clinics, from 1847
• Children:  5
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