Medical milestones, landmark publications, and notable births and deaths associated with September 2.

Events

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Births

1839 – Bernhard Naunyn (1839-1925), German physician. Made significant contributions to Gallstone Disease (1892), Murphy Sign (1892), Courvoisier’s Law (1890), and introduced the concept and the term “acidosis”

1881 – Allen Oldfather Whipple (1881-1963), American surgeon; described Whipple procedure (1935) Pancreaticoduodenectomy and Whipple triad (1938)

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Deaths

1940 – Maude Elizabeth Seymour Abbott (1869-1940), Canadian physician; described Rokitansky-Maude Abbott syndrome (1924)

1974 – William Thomas Lemmon (1896-1974), American surgeon; developed and performed continuous spinal anaesthesia (1939) and the Lemmon mattress

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Further reading