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Ignaz Semmelweis

Ignaz Semmelweis

Austrian doctor credited for introducing hand-washing into standard medical protocol for reducing infection.

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Birthdate
July 1, 1818
Birthplace
Buda
Buda
Date of Death
August 13, 1865
Place of Death
Oberdöbling
Oberdöbling
Nationality
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Austrian
Author of
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The etiology, the concept and the prophylaxis of childbed fever
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Semmelweis' gesammelte Werke
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Educated at
Eötvös Loránd University
Eötvös Loránd University
University of Vienna
University of Vienna
Occupation
Scientist
Scientist
Physician
Physician
Author
Author
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Writer
Writer
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ISNI
00000000835749230
Open Library ID
OL6147798A0
VIAF
124424220

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Citizenship
Kingdom of Hungary (1920–46)
Kingdom of Hungary (1920–46)
Wikidata ID
Q59736
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Ignaz Phillip Semmelweis' studies of death in childbirth

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3807776/

Web

Ignaz Semmelweis and the birth of infection control

M Best, D Neuhauser

http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/qshc.2004.010918

Journal article

2004

Ignaz Semmelweis, the doctor who discovered the disease-fighting power of hand-washing in 1847

Leslie S. Leighton

https://theconversation.com/ignaz-semmelweis-the-doctor-who-discovered-the-disease-fighting-power-of-hand-washing-in-1847-135528

Web

April 14, 2020

Rediscovering Ignaz Philipp Semmelweis (1818−1865)

N. Kadar

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0002937818321069

Web

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