Thomas N. James
Biography Born Died Medical Eponyms Key Medical Contributions Major Publications Controversies References Biography Eponymous terms
Category Eponym
Angélique du Coudray
Biography Born 1712 Died 17 April 1794 Medical Eponyms Key Medical Contributions Obstetric Mannequin Major Publications Le Boursier du Coudray. Abrégé de l’art des accouchements. 1769. [2e 1777] Controversies References Gelbart NR. The King’s Midwife: A History and Mystery of…
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
Franz Gall
Biography Key Medical Contributions Whilst practising as a physician in Vienna, Gall developed the ideas that led to his ‘doctrine of localization’ as a combination of psychology and functional anatomy. Gall was a gifted anatomist, however his functional anatomy was…
Wilhelm Ebstein
Wilhelm Ebstein (1836 - 1912) was a Polish-German physician.
Elizabeth Ramsey
Biography Key Medical Contributions Utero-Placental-Fetal Circulation Major Publications References
James V. Ricci
Biography Medical Eponyms Major Publications References
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
Ebstein anomoly
Description What is the actual eponymous medical sign/syndrome/repair/classification… History Associated Persons Wilhelm Ebstein (1836 – 1912) Alternative names Name Name Controversies Did they first describe or popularise or plagiarise? References Ebstein W. Über einen sehr seltenen Fall von Insufficienz der Valvula…
George Budd
George Budd (1808 – 1882) was an English physician. Extensive reviews and publications pertaining to gastroenterology and hepatology. His principal works were Diseases of the Liver (1845), and Diseases of the Stomach (1855)