December 17 – On This Day in Medical History
Medical milestones, landmark publications, and notable births and deaths associated with December 17.
Events
Births
1787 – Jan Evangelista Purkyně (1787-1869), Czech anatomist and experimental physiologist; described Purkinje Cells (1837), Purkinje Fibres (1839), Purkinje vesicle (1825), Purkinje Images (1823), and Purkinje Tree (1823)
1856 – Elisabeth Hermine Winterhalter (1856-1952), German gynecologist and surgeon; described Winterhalter ganglia (1896)
Deaths
1987 – Maurice David Sachs (1909-1987), American radiologist; described the Hill-Sachs defect (1940)
Further reading
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