Medical milestones, landmark publications, and notable births and deaths associated with December 14.

Events

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Births

1830 – Harald Hirschsprung (1830-1916), Danish pediatrician; described Hirschsprung disease (1886)

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Deaths

1865 – Wilhelm Frederick von Ludwig (1790-1865), German surgeon and obstetrician; described Ludwig angina (1836)

1878 – Pierre-Antoine-Ernest Bazin (1807-1878), French physician and dermatologist; Bazin disease [*Scrofulides érythémateuses, erythema induratum], Alibert-Bazin syndrome (1825, 1858), and Hydroa vacciniforme

1974 – Alexander (Alister) Burns Wallace (1906–1974), Scottish plastic surgeon; described Wallace Rules of Nine (1951)

2005 – W. Robert Harris (1922-2005), Canadian Orthopaedic Surgeon; described Salter-Harris Classification (1963)

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Further reading

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