June 1 – On This Day in Medical History
Medical milestones, landmark publications, and notable births and deaths associated with June 1.
Events
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Births
1840 – Jules Cotard (1840-1889), French neurologist and psychiatrist; described Cotard Syndrome (1882) [Cotard delusion]
1933 – John Adrian Fox (1933-2018), English General and Vascular surgeon; described Fox’s sign (1966)
Deaths
1738 – Caspar Bartholin the Younger (1655-1738), Danish physician; described Bartholin glands (1677) and Bartholin duct (1677)
1795 – Pierre-Joseph Desault (1738-1795), French surgeon; early description of Colles fracture (1801)
1913 – Frederick Forchheimer (1853-1913), American pediatrician; described Forchheimer spots (1898)
Further reading
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