Ignaz Philipp Semmelweis (German: [ˈɪɡnaːts ˈzɛml̩vaɪs]; Hungarian: Semmelweis Ignác Fülöp [ˈsɛmmɛlvɛjs ˈiɡnaːts ˈfyløp]; 1 July 1818 – 13 August 1865)...

The Semmelweis reflex or "Semmelweis effect" is a metaphor for the reflex-like tendency to reject new evidence or new knowledge because it contradicts...

Ignaz Semmelweis discovered in 1847 that hand-washing with a solution of chlorinated lime reduced the incidence of fatal childbed fever tenfold in maternity...

clinics. Ignaz Semmelweis was born in the house on 1 July 1818; he was the fifth child of Joseph Semmelweis and Theresia Müller. The Semmelweis family were...

assessed by an official commission, which discarded his mosquito theory. Ignaz Semmelweis, a Hungarian obstetrician working at the Vienna General Hospital (Allgemeines...

Labarraque's chlorine and chemical base solutions was in 1847, when Ignaz Semmelweis used chlorine-water (chlorine dissolved in pure water, which was cheaper...

extreme that Semmelweis moved from Vienna and, following a breakdown, was eventually committed to a mental asylum, where he died. Semmelweis was not the...

Semmelweis University (Hungarian: Semmelweis Egyetem, Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈsɛmːɛlvɛjs ˈɛɟɛtɛm]) is a research-led medical school in Budapest, Hungary...

charité-Krankenhauses zu Berlin. 1: 485–523: 501. quoted in Semmelweis (1861):225-227 Semmelweis, Ignaz (1861). Etiology, Concept and Prophylaxis of Childbed...

research led to Ignaz Semmelweis and Joseph Lister researching the importance of sanitized hands in medical work. In the 1840s, Semmelweis' observations...

extensions, Semmelweis was not however. Klein seems to have felt threatened by the younger members of the faculty, and he opposed both Semmelweis and his...

focus contaminated by the bacteria of suppuration. Earlier still, Ignaz Semmelweis – who later died of the disease – included a section titled "Childbed...

Commission on the Health of the Army (1856–1857), based on her earlier work Ignaz Semmelweis, who published his work The Cause, Concept and Prophylaxis of Childbed...

violinist Ignaz Schwinn (1860–1948), German-American bicycle manufacturer Ignaz Seipel (1876–1932), Austrian prelate and politician Ignaz Semmelweis (1818–1865)...

world Semmelweis is described as the "saviour of mothers." Ignaz Semmelweis Hanninen, Farago & Monos 1983. Semmelweis Society International. Semmelweis Society...

Quoted in Semmelweis (1861) p. 125. The Osiander source is provided by translator Carter, footnote 4 same page (p. 125) Semmelweis, Ignaz (1983) [1861]...

screenplay by Daniel Christoff [de] Ignaz Semmelweis – Arzt der Frauen (1988) – biographical film about Ignaz Semmelweis Die schnelle Gerdi (1989, TV series)...

Neumann. An early supporter of Ignaz Semmelweis and the editor of a leading Austrian medical journal, Hebra announced Semmelweis's discovery that handwashing...

asepsis evolved in the 19th century through multiple individuals. Ignaz Semmelweis showed that hand washing prior to delivery reduced puerperal fever...

Jakob Kolletschka is mostly known for his death which eventually led Ignaz Semmelweis to his discovery of the etiology of childbed fever. Below is a quote...

operated by midwives. Semmelweis noticed the midwife clinic had a significantly lower mortality rate. This compelled Semmelweis to study the techniques...

doctor Ignaz Semmelweis. Later biopics include the 1950 East German film Dr. Semmelweis and the 1952 Hungarian Semmelweis. Tivadar Uray as Semmelweis Juliska...

nineteenth century doctor Ignaz Semmelweis. The film's sets were designed by the art director József Pán. Imre Apáthi as Semmelweis Ignác Margit Thurzó as...

The Semmelweis-Frauenklinik (English: Semmelweis Women's Clinic) is a women's clinic in the 18th district of Vienna known as Währing. It is named after...

Donatella (15 September 2021). "SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) and the Teaching of Ignaz Semmelweis and Florence Nightingale: a Lesson of Public Health from History, after...

maternal deaths and morbidity in the developing world. The work of Ignaz Semmelweis was seminal in the pathophysiology and treatment of childbed fever...

catastrophe of the era. The infection mechanism was first identified by Ignaz Semmelweis. With the development of scientific medicine in the 20th century, it...

Islands in Iceland. Another important pioneer was Hungarian physician Ignaz Semmelweis, who in 1847 brought down infant mortality at a Vienna hospital by...

Orlean. Delayed by the COVID-19 Pandemic, Dr Semmelweis, a new play, based on the life of Ignaz Semmelweis, written by Stephen Brown and Rylance completed...

examples in comparative anatomy, and were often used in teaching. Ignaz Semmelweis investigated puerperal fever and he discovered how it was caused. He...