Theodor Schwann
Biography Born Died Medical Eponyms Key Medical Contributions Major Publications Controversies References Bibliography. Schwann, Theodor 1810-1882. WorldCat Identities Buttner R, Lee J. De-eponymising anatomical terminology. 2020
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Charles Foix
Charles Foix (1882 - 1927) was a French neurologist.
Franz Gall
Biography Born 9 March 1758 in Tiefenbronn, Baden 1785 – MD, University of Vienna 1794 – Nominated as personal physician of Emperor Franz II – but declined 1802 – Gall’s views on cranioscopy defining human nature were condemned by the Austrian…
Wilhelm Ebstein
Wilhelm Ebstein (1836 - 1912) was a Polish-German physician.
Elizabeth Ramsey
Biography Born 17 February 1906 in New York City 1928 – Mills College, California 1932 – Graduated in medicine, Yale University Lecturer and associate pathologist, George Washington University Died 2 July 1993 Key Medical Contributions Utero-Placental-Fetal Circulation Major Publications Ramsey…
Harold Jeghers
Harold Joseph Jeghers (1904 - 1990) was an American physician. Peutz-Jeghers syndrome (1949)
Johannes “Jan” Peutz
Johannes Laurentius Augustinus Peutz (1886 - 1957) was a Dutch physician. Peutz-Jeghers syndrome (1921)
James V. Ricci
Biography Medical Eponyms Major Publications References
William Rivers
William Halse Rivers Rivers (1864-1922) was an English psychiatrist, neurologist, anthropologist and anthropologist.
Rebecca C. Lancefield
Rebecca Craighill Lancefield (1895-1981) was an American bacteriologist. Eponym: Lancefield groups - serological classification of beta haemolytic streptococci
Carolyn C. Huntley
Carolyn Coker Huntley (1924 - 1984) was an American pediatrician. Wiskott-Aldrich-Huntley Syndrome (1957)
Edgard Hirtz
Edgard Hirtz (1849 - 1916) was German born, French trained physician. Hirtz Sign (1911) ore knee-chest position in pericardial effusion