Medical milestones, landmark publications, and notable births and deaths associated with April 26.

Events

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Births

1794 – Jean-Pierre Falret (1794-1870), French psychiatrist; described Falret syndrome (1854) [aka maladie de Farlet]

1856 – Ferdinand-Jean Darier (1856-1938), Hungarian born, French dermatologist; described Darier disease [maladie de Darier], Darier syndrome (1889), Darier sign, Darier–Roussy sarcoid (1904), and Darier-Ferrand sarcoid (1924)

1898 – William Gissane (1898-1981), Australian born, British surgeon; described the Gissane angle (1946)

1908 – Edward Thomas (Ted) Both (1908-1987), Australian engineer. Invented the Both Electrocardiograph, the Both Respirator, and the Both Incubator

1962 – Niels Thorkild Rovsing (1862-1927), Danish surgeon; described Rovsing Sign (1907)

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Deaths

1967 – Jean-Alexandre Barré (1880-1967), French neurologist; described Barré sign (1919), Guillain-Barré syndrome (1916), and Barré-Liéou syndrome (1926)

1979 – Julia Bell (1879-1979), English human geneticist; described Martin-Bell syndrome (1943) – aka Fragile X Syndrome

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Further reading