Ignaz Philipp Semmelweis (German: [ˈɪɡnaːts ˈzɛml̩vaɪs]; Hungarian: Semmelweis Ignác Fülöp [ˈsɛmmɛlvɛjs ˈiɡnaːts ˈfyløp]; 1 July 1818 – 13 August 1865)...
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The Semmelweis reflex or "Semmelweis effect" is a metaphor for the reflex-like tendency to reject new evidence or new knowledge because it contradicts...
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Ignaz Semmelweis discovered in 1847 that hand-wash with a solution of chlorinated lime reduced the incidence of fatal childbed fever tenfold in maternity...
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assessed by an official commission, which discarded his mosquito theory. Ignaz Semmelweis, a Hungarian obstetrician working at the Vienna General Hospital (Allgemeines...
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clinics. Ignaz Semmelweis was born in the house on 1 July 1818; he was the fifth child of Joseph Semmelweis and Theresia Müller. The Semmelweis family were...
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Labarraque's chlorine and chemical base solutions was in 1847, when Ignaz Semmelweis used chlorine-water (chlorine dissolved in pure water, which was cheaper...
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doctors was so extreme that Semmelweis moved from Vienna and, following a breakdown, eventually died in a mental asylum. Semmelweis was not the only doctor...
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Semmelweis University (Hungarian: Semmelweis Egyetem, Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈsɛmːɛlvɛjs ˈɛɟɛtɛm]) is a research-led medical school in Budapest, Hungary...
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nineteenth century doctor Ignaz Semmelweis. The film's sets were designed by the art director József Pán. Imre Apáthi as Semmelweis Ignác Margit Thurzó as...
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Quoted in Semmelweis (1861) p. 125. The Osiander source is provided by translator Carter, footnote 4 same page (p. 125) Semmelweis, Ignaz (1983) [1861]...
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focus contaminated by the bacteria of suppuration. Earlier still, Ignaz Semmelweis – who later died of the disease – included a section titled "Childbed...
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violinist Ignaz Schwinn (1860–1948), German-American bicycle manufacturer Ignaz Seipel (1876–1932), Austrian prelate and politician Ignaz Semmelweis (1818–1865)...
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practices evolved in the 19th century through multiple individuals. Ignaz Semmelweis showed already in 1847-1848 that hand washing prior to delivery reduced...
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charité-Krankenhauses zu Berlin. 1: 485–523: 501. quoted in Semmelweis (1861):225-227 Semmelweis, Ignaz (1861). Etiology, Concept and Prophylaxis of Childbed...
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Orlean. Delayed by the COVID-19 Pandemic, Dr Semmelweis, a new play, based on the life of Ignaz Semmelweis, written by Stephen Brown and Rylance completed...
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operated by midwives. Semmelweis noticed the midwife clinic had a significantly lower mortality rate. This compelled Semmelweis to study the techniques...
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and published by Doubleday. The novel is a fictionalized story of Ignaz Semmelweis, an Austrian-Hungarian physician known for his research into puerperal...
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doctor Ignaz Semmelweis. Later biopics include the 1950 East German film Dr. Semmelweis and the 1952 Hungarian Semmelweis. Tivadar Uray as Semmelweis Juliska...
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Neumann. An early supporter of Ignaz Semmelweis and the editor of a leading Austrian medical journal, Hebra announced Semmelweis's discovery that handwashing...
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Etiology, Concept and Prophylaxis of Childbed Fever (category Ignaz Semmelweis)
Prophylaxis des Kindbettfiebers) is a pioneering medical book written by Ignaz Semmelweis and published in 1861, which explains how hygiene in hospitals can...
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Donatella (15 September 2021). "SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) and the Teaching of Ignaz Semmelweis and Florence Nightingale: a Lesson of Public Health from History, after...
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Subject (One-Reel). The short is a brief account of Hungarian physician Ignaz Semmelweis and his discovery of the need for cleanliness in 19th-century maternity...
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research led to Ignaz Semmelweis and Joseph Lister researching the importance of sanitized hands in medical work. In the 1840s, Semmelweis' observations...
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catastrophe of the era. The infection mechanism was first identified by Ignaz Semmelweis. With the development of scientific medicine in the 20th century, it...
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(engineer, inventor) Miklós Radnóti (poet) Frigyes Riesz (mathematician) Ignaz Semmelweis (doctor, "Saviour of Mothers") László Sólyom (President, jurist) Imre...
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Jakob Kolletschka (category Ignaz Semmelweis)
Jakob Kolletschka is mostly known for his death which eventually led Ignaz Semmelweis to his discovery of the etiology of childbed fever. Below is a quote...
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Medical hand-washing became mandatory long after Hungarian physician Ignaz Semmelweis discovered its effectiveness (in 1846) in preventing disease in a hospital...
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Shakespeare Company 2022 Jerusalem Johnny Byron Apollo Theatre 2022 Dr Semmelweis Ignaz Semmelweis Bristol Old Vic 2023 Harold Pinter Theatre 2024 Juno and the...
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asepsis evolved in the 19th century through multiple individuals. Ignaz Semmelweis showed already in 1847-1848 that hand washing prior to delivery reduced...
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examples in comparative anatomy, and were often used in teaching. Ignaz Semmelweis investigated puerperal fever and he discovered how it was caused. He...
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