Medical milestones, landmark publications, and notable births and deaths associated with January 24.

Events

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Births

1804 – Józef Dietl (1804–1878), Polish physician’ described Dietl’s crisis (1864)

1819 – Heinrich Adolf Rinne (1819-1868), German otologist; described Rinne test (1834)

1853 – Paul Julius Möbius (1853-1907), German neurologist; described Möbius disease (1884), Möbius syndrome (1888), Poland-Möbius syndrome, Möbius sign (1894)

1853 – Sigbert Josef Maria Ganser (1853-1931), German psychiatrist; described Ganser syndrome (1898)

1885 – Christian Ingerslev Baastrup (1885–1950), Danish radiologist; described Baastrup sign (1933) and Baastrup-Johnsen Roentgen Intensimeter and Dosimeter 

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Deaths

1940 – Fritz de Quervain (1868-1940), Swiss surgeon; described De Quervain disease (1894) and De Quervain thyroiditis

1959 – Jean-Jacques Lhermitte (1877-1959), French neurologist. Described multiple neurological conditions including Lejonne-Lhermitte disease (1909), Lhermitte-Cornil-Quesnel syndrome (1920), Lhermitte-Duclos disease (1920), Lhermitte sign (1924, 1927), Lhermitte-McAlpine syndrome (1926), Lhermitte syndrome (1922), Lhermitte-Lévy syndrome (1931), and Lhermitte syndrome

1975 – Harry Finkelstein (1883-1975), American Surgeon; described Finkelstein Test (1930)

1980 – Nils Johan Hugo Westermark (1892-1980), Swedish radiologist; described Westermark sign (1938)

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Further reading

• Cadogan M. CXR eponyms in pulmonary embolism. LITFL

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