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Theodor Kocher (1841–1917) — thyroid surgery; first surgeon to win the Nobel Prize. Rene Theophile Hyacinthe Laennec (1781–1826) — inventor of the stethoscope. Janet Lane-Claypon (1877–1967) — pioneer of epidemiology. Thomas Linacre (1460–1524) — founder of Royal College of Physicians.
Sir Michael Anthony Epstein. 1921–2024. 102. British pathologist and academic [24] Emmanuel Evans-Anfom. 1919–2021. 101. Ghanaian physician, scholar, university administrator and public servant [25] Gordon S. Fahrni.
The first Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine was awarded in 1901 to Emil Adolf von Behring, of Germany. Each recipient receives a medal, a diploma and a monetary award that has varied throughout the years. [ 4] In 1901, von Behring received 150,782 SEK, which was equal to 7,731,004 SEK in December 2008.
History of medicine. A 12th-century manuscript of the Hippocratic Oath in Greek, one of the most famous aspects of classical medicine that carried into later eras. The history of medicine is both a study of medicine throughout history as well as a multidisciplinary field of study that seeks to explore and understand medical practices, both past ...
1908 – Victor Horsley and R. Clarke invents the stereotactic method. 1909 – First intrauterine device described by Richard Richter. [ 102] 1910 – Hans Christian Jacobaeus performs the first laparoscopy on humans. 1917 – Julius Wagner-Jauregg discovers the malarial fever shock therapy for general paresis of the insane.
In New York, the medical department of King's College was established in 1767, and in 1770, awarded the first American M.D. degree. [ 13] Smallpox inoculation was introduced 1716–1766, well before it was accepted in Europe. The first medical schools were established in Philadelphia in 1765 and New York in 1768.
Famous for the Kitab al-Maliki or Complete Book of the Medical Art, his textbook on medicine and psychology. al-Zahrawi: Man Islamic Golden Age: 10th-11th century CE Arab Andalusian: Founder of early surgical and medical instruments, writing Kitab al-Tasrif. Ibn Butlan: Man Islamic Golden Age: 11th century CE Arab Christian
19th-century Sierra Leonean physicians (4 P) 19th-century Slovenian physicians (4 P) 19th-century Spanish physicians (1 C, 25 P) 19th-century Swedish physicians (1 C, 28 P) 19th-century Swiss physicians (1 C, 27 P)