Medical milestones, landmark publications, and notable births and deaths associated with February 20.

Events

1873 — The Regents of the University of California formally assumed control of Toland Medical College (founded 1864 by surgeon Hugh Toland) and established it as the Medical Department of the University of California (later becoming UCSF). The new UC medical school opened with 27 students, and in a notably early move for the era, resolved to admit women. Lucy M. F. Wanzer enrolled that year and graduated in 1876.

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Births

1807 – Pierre-Antoine-Ernest Bazin (1807-1878), French physician and dermatologist; Bazin disease [*Scrofulides érythémateuses, erythema induratum], Alibert-Bazin syndrome (1825, 1858), and Hydroa vacciniforme

1889 – Hulusi Behçet (1889-1948), Turkish dermatologist; described Behçet disease (1937)

1921 – Ralph Ger (1921-2012), South African surgeon; described Ger’s sign of testicular torsion (1962)

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Deaths

1929 – Léon Bouveret (1850-1929), French physician; Bouveret Syndrome (1895), and Maladie de Bouveret (1889)

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Further reading