Medical milestones, landmark publications, and notable births and deaths associated with August 10.

Events

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Births

1834 – Auguste Gabriel Maurice Raynaud (1834-1881), French physician; described Raynaud syndrome (1862)

1845 – Moritz Litten (1845-1907), German physician; described Litten spot (Roth spots)

1856 – Francis Xavier Dercum (1856-1931), American neurologist; described Dercum’s disease (1888)

1869 – Vaughan Pendred (1869–1946), English general practitioner; described Pendred syndrome (1896)

1892 – Salvador Gil Vernet (1892-1987), Spanish urologist. Described caudal extradural (epidural) anaesthesia (1917; Gil Vernet trigonoplasty; Gil Vernet arc; and defined the regional model of prostatic anatomy

1914 – John Bamber Hickam (1914-1970), American physician; had Hickam’s Dictum attributed to him

1927 – Dietrich Tönnis (1927-2010), German paediatric orthopaedic surgeon. Described the Tönnis angle, Tönnis classification of hip osteoarthritis, and Tönnis triple pelvic osteotomy

1941 – Stephen Mack Stigler, American statistician; stated Stigler’s Law of Eponymy (1980)

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Deaths

1920– Ádám Politzer (1835-1920), Hungarian Otolaryngologist; described the Politzer manoeuver (1863), and Politzer bag, test and luminous cone

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