November 15 – On This Day in Medical History

Medical milestones, landmark publications, and notable births and deaths associated with November 15.

Events


Births

1874August Schack Steenberg Krogh (1874-1949), Danish physiologist; described the The Krogh Model (1919), Krogh Respirator (1932), Krogh microtonometer (1908), Krogh Principle (1929), and the Krogh spirometer


Deaths

1891 – Henri-Louis Roger (1809-1891), French paediatrician; described Bruit de Roger (Roger’s murmur) (1879) and Maladie de Roger (Roger’s disease)

2017C. H. Joseph Chang (1929-2017), Korean-American radiologist; described Chang sign (1965)


Further reading

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