Ignaz Philipp Semmelweis (German: [ˈɪɡnaːts ˈzɛml̩vaɪs]; Hungarian: Semmelweis Ignác Fülöp [ˈsɛmmɛlvɛjs ˈiɡnaːts ˈfyløp]; 1 July 1818 – 13 August 1865) was a Hungarian physician and scientist of German descent who was an early pioneer of antiseptic procedures and was described as the "saviour of mothers". [2] Postpartum infection, also known as puerperal fever or …

Feb 18, 2025 · Ignaz Semmelweis (born July 1, 1818, Buda, Hungary, Austrian Empire [now Budapest, Hungary]—died August 13, 1865, Vienna, Austria) was a Hungarian physician who discovered the cause of puerperal (childbed) fever and introduced antisepsis into medical practice.. Educated at the universities of Pest and Vienna, Semmelweis received his doctor’s degree from Vienna in 1844 and was appointed ...

May 15, 2015 · On this date in 1850, a prickly Hungarian obstetrician named Ignaz Semmelweis stepped up to the podium of the Vienna Medical Society’s lecture hall to give his fellow doctors advice, which could ...

Semmelweis University and the journal Hungarian Medical Weekly celebrated the bicentennial of the birth of Ignaz Philip Semmelweis (1818–1865) in Budapest on June 30th of this year. A commemorative coin with Semmelweis’ profile on one side, and a picture of two hands being washed on the other, was minted to celebrate the occasion (); the post office issued a commemorative stamp (); a book ...

Jan 12, 2015 · One of the most important medical advances may also be the simplest: hand-washing. It's the best defense against spreading disease. And its power was discovered long before anyone knew about germs.

Abstract. Hungarian obstetrician Ignac Semmelweis (1818–1865) was one of the earliest clinical investigators of modern medical science. In nineteenth century Europe, puerperal fever (childbed fever) was a major clinical and public health problem with very high maternal mortality.

Ignaz Semmelweis was the first doctor to discover the importance for medical professionals of hand washing.In the 19 th century, it was common for women to die from an illness contracted during or ...

Mar 17, 2015 · Ignaz Semmelweis was a Hungarian obstetrician who disproved the belief that post-operations deaths were caused by ‘poison air’ in a hospital ward. The work done by Semmelweis all but removed puerperal fever from the maternity units he worked in. His colleagues and superiors derided his work while he was alive but …

Abstract. Hungarian physician Ignaz Semmelweis (1818-1865) revolutionized medical practice through his introduction of antiseptic procedures. This breakthrough disrupted the chain of infection among new mothers and their infants, leading to dramatically reduced mortality rates from puerperal fever across continental Europe.

Ignác Semmelweis married Mária Weidenhofer (1837-1910), who came from a well-to-do German-speaking family from Pest, on 1 June 1857. At that time, Ignác Semmelweis had already been an appointed professor at the university of Pest, and in 1857 he was also invited to teach at the University of Zurich.