Ignaz Semmelweis
Ignaz Semmelweis
Dr. Ignaz Semmelweis, aged 42 in 1860 copperplate engraving by Jenő Doby
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a Hungarian physician and scientist, He discovered that the incidence of puerperal fever ("childbed fever") could be drastically reduced by requiring hand disinfection in obstetrical clinics
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Born
Semmelweis Ignác Fülöp July 1, 1818 Buda, Kingdom of Hungary, Austrian Empire (now part of Budapest, Hungary)
Died
August 13, 1865 (aged 47) Oberdöbling, Austrian Empire (today part of Vienna, Austria)
Known for
Introducing hand disinfection standards, in obstetrical clinics, from 1847
Fields
Obstetrics, surgeries
Alma mater
University of Vienna University of Budapest
Spouse(s)
Mária Weidenhofer ( m. 1857)
adultbasic
Austria
Children
5
Citizenship
Austrian Empire
era
1800+