Medical milestones, landmark publications, and notable births and deaths associated with February 11.

Events

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Births

1801 – Vincenz Alexander Bohdalek (1801–1883), Czech anatomist and pathologist. Described Bochdalek foramen (lumbocostal triangle, foramen Bochdaleki) (1848). Bochdalek hernia (1848) and Bochdalek’s flower basket (Blumenkörbchen Bochdaleks)

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Deaths

1942 – Antoine Bernard-Jean Marfan (1858-1942), French pediatrician; described Marfan syndrome (1896), Marfan symptom (1896), Marfan-Madelung syndrome, and Dennie-Marfan syndrome

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Further reading