July 29 – On This Day in Medical History

Medical milestones, landmark publications, and notable births and deaths associated with July 29.

Events

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Births

1847Johann Heinrich Dräger (1847-1917), German entrepreneur, watchmaker and founder of the Drӓgerwerk company. Invented the Pulmotor, and Roth-Drӓger apparatus

1893Felix George Fleischner (1893-1969), Austrian-American radiologist; described Fleischner sign (1959), Fleischner lines (1936), and the Fleischner Society (inaugurated in 1969)


Deaths

1918George Edward Fell (1849–1918), American surgeon, engineer and inventor. Invented Fell’s apparatus and the electric chair…

1983Burrill Bernard Crohn (1884-1983), American gastroenterologist; described Crohn’s disease (1932)


Further reading

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