Medical milestones, landmark publications, and notable births and deaths associated with July 17.

Events

1867 – Harvard School of Dental Medicine established, with lectures first commencing on November 4, 1868. It was the first Dental school to grant the Doctor of Dental Medicine degree.

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Births

1654– Alexis Littré (1654-1726), French anatomist and surgeon; described Littré’s Hernia (1700), Littré’s Glands, Littritis, and Littré’s Operation (1710)

1867– Walther Carl Eduard Kausch (1867-1928), German surgeon; performed the first successful partial pancreatoduodenectomy (1907) [Kausch-Whipple operation]

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Deaths

1885 – Charles Thomas Stent (1807-1885), English dentist; queried as the likely origin of the term ‘Stent’

1955 – Aubrey Otis Hampton (1900-1955), American Radiologist; described Hampton hump (1940) and Hampton line (1956)

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Further reading