Ignaz Philipp Semmelweis

GERMAN-HUNGARIAN PHYSICIAN

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• Imre Zoltán

LAST UPDATED: Jun 27, 2019 See Article History

Alternative Titles: Ignác Fülöp Semmelweis, Ignaz Philipp Semmelweis

Ignaz Semmelweis, in full Ignaz Philipp Semmelweis or Hungarian Ignác Fülöp Semmelweis, (born July 1, 1818, Buda, Hungary, Austrian Empire [now Budapest, Hungary]—died August 13, 1865, Vienna, Austria), German Hungarian physician who discovered the cause of puerperal (childbed) fever and introduced antisepsis into medical practice.

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