June 25 – On This Day in Medical History

What happened on June 25? Explore notable medical events, breakthroughs, births and deaths from across history in LITFL’s On This Day (OTD)

Medical milestones, landmark publications, and notable births and deaths associated with June 25.

Events

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Births

1560Wilhelm Fabricius von Hilden (1560-1634), German neurosurgeon. Provided first descriptions for Richter Hernia, neurofibromata of von Recklinghausen disease (1606), talus fracture (1608), pyloric stenosis (1610)

1818Eduard Jaeger Ritter von Jaxtthal (1818-1884), Austrian ophthalmologist; invented the Jaeger Ophthalmoscope (1854), Jaeger’s Test-Types (Schrift-Scalen) (1857), and provided the first description of diabetic retinopathy (1855)

1885Henry Cuthbert Bazett (1885-1950), English physiologist; described Bazett formula (1920)


Deaths

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Further reading

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