Jan Palfijn
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| Gender | Male |
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| Death | 293 years ago |
| Date of birth | November 28,1650 |
| Zodiac sign | Sagittarius |
| Born | Kortrijk |
| Belgium | |
| Date of died | April 21,1730 |
| Died | Ghent |
| Belgium | |
| Parents | Margareta de Roe |
| Gillis Palfijn | |
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| ID | 1575897 |
Jan Palfijn Life story
Jan Palfijn was a Flemish surgeon and obstetrician who was a native of Kortrijk, Flanders. He practiced medicine in Ypres and Paris, and in 1697 moved to Ghent, where he remained for the rest of his career. Palfijn is remembered for introducing the obstetrical forceps into medicine in the early 1720s.