August 26 – On This Day in Medical History
Medical milestones, landmark publications, and notable births and deaths associated with August 26.
Events
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Births
1842 – Heinrich Irenaeus Quincke (1842-1922), German physician. Described Quincke’s pulse (1868); Quincke’s triad (1871); Quincke’s oedema (1882); Quincke’s puncture (1891); and Achorion of Quincke (1886)
1856 – Carl Oscar Alexander von Kobyliński (1856-1926) was a Polish-Baltic German general practitioner; described first documented case of Noonan syndrome (1883)
Deaths
1910 – Friedrich Daniel von Recklinghausen (1833-1910), German pathologist; described von Recklinghausen disease (1882) [Neurofibromatosis type I (NF-1]
2017 – Edmond ‘Ted’ Eger II (1930-2017), American anesthesiologist; introduced the concept of Minimal alveolar concentration (MAC) in 1965
Further reading
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