November 9 – On This Day in Medical History

Medical milestones, landmark publications, and notable births and deaths associated with November 9.

Events


Births

1721Mark Akenside (1721-1770), English physician and poet; first to describe the external manifestations of von Recklinghausen disease (NF-1) and ‘Contusio cordis‘ (1763)

1871Florence Rena Sabin (1871-1953), American anatomist and medical researcher. Provided first description of Mees Lines (1900)


Deaths

1888Heinrich von Bamberger (1822-1888), German-Austrian physician; described Bamberger sign in Pericardial Effusion (1856)

2003Robert Carl Muehrcke (1921-2003), American physician; pioneer of nephrology, described Muehrcke lines (1956)


Further reading

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