Medical milestones, landmark publications, and notable births and deaths associated with July 1.

Events

1858 — Charles Darwin and Alfred Russel Wallace’s theory of evolution by natural selection was first formally presented when their joint paper was read at a meeting of the Linnean Society of London. Wallace’s contribution is commonly known as the “Ternate Essay.”

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Births

1825 – Nikolaus Friedreich (1825-1882), German neurologist and pathologist; describedc myriad eponymous diseases including Friedreich-Auerbach disease (1863), Friedreich’s ataxia (1877), Friedreich’s disease (1881), and Friedrich-Erb-Arnold syndrome

1884 – Paul Hoffmann (1884-1962), German physiologist and physician; described Hoffmann-Tinel sign (Tinel sign) (1915)

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Deaths

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Further reading

• Darwin C, Wallace A. On the tendency of species to form varieties. Journal of the proceedings of the Linnean Society, Zoology 1858; 3: 45-62
• Beccaloni G. The 1858 Darwin-Wallace paper. The Alfred Russel Wallace Website