June 25 – On This Day in Medical History

Medical milestones, landmark publications, and notable births and deaths associated with June 25.

Events

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Births

1560Wilhelm Fabricius von Hilden (1560-1634), German neurosurgeon. Provided first descriptions for Richter Hernia, neurofibromata of von Recklinghausen disease (1606), talus fracture (1608), pyloric stenosis (1610)

1818Eduard Jaeger Ritter von Jaxtthal (1818-1884), Austrian ophthalmologist; invented the Jaeger Ophthalmoscope (1854), Jaeger’s Test-Types (Schrift-Scalen) (1857), and provided the first description of diabetic retinopathy (1855)

1885Henry Cuthbert Bazett (1885-1950), English physiologist; described Bazett formula (1920)


Deaths

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Further reading

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