Ignaz Semmelweis
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| Gender | Male |
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| Death | 159 years ago |
| Date of birth | July 1,1818 |
| Zodiac sign | Cancer |
| Born | Taban |
| Budapest | |
| Hungary | |
| Date of died | August 13,1865 |
| Died | Oberdobling |
| Vienna | |
| Austria | |
| Known for | obstetrical |
| disinfection | |
| Children | Antónia; Mária; Ignác; Margit; Béla |
| Antónia Semmelweis | |
| Margit Szemerényi | |
| Béla Szemerényi | |
| Spouse | Maria Weidenhoffer |
| Books | Etiology, Concept and Prophylaxis of Childbed Fever |
| Education | University of Vienna |
| Eötvös Loránd University | |
| ELTE Faculty of Science | |
| Parents | Josef Semmelweis |
| Teresia Müller | |
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| ID | 414578 |
Ignaz Semmelweis Life story
Ignaz Philipp Semmelweis was a Hungarian physician and scientist, who was an early pioneer of antiseptic procedures. Described as the "saviour of mothers", he discovered that the incidence of puerperal fever could be drastically reduced by requiring hand disinfection in obstetrical clinics.
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