Medical milestones, landmark publications, and notable births and deaths associated with October 8.

Events

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Births

1846 – George Henry Fox (1846-1937), American dermatologist; described Fox–Fordyce disease (1902) [Apocrine miliaria]

1872 – Kristine Bonnevie (1872-1948), Norwegian geneticist and zoologist; described Bonnevie-Ullrich syndrome (1932)

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Deaths

1940 – Sir Henry Head (1861-1940), English neurologist; described Head-Holmes syndrome (1911), Head-Riddoch syndrome (1917) [autonomic dysreflexia], Head’s Zones and Visceral Sensation (1893), Head’s posterior roots (1891) and dermatome mapping

2017 – Nancy Burton Esterly (1935-2017), American pediatric dermatologist; described Esterly-McKusick syndrome (1971)

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Further reading