Medical milestones, landmark publications, and notable births and deaths associated with July 1.
Events
1858 — Charles Darwin and Alfred Russel Wallace’s theory of evolution by natural selection was first formally presented when their joint paper was read at a meeting of the Linnean Society of London. Wallace’s contribution is commonly known as the “Ternate Essay.”
Births
1825 – Nikolaus Friedreich (1825-1882), German neurologist and pathologist; describedc myriad eponymous diseases including Friedreich-Auerbach disease (1863), Friedreich’s ataxia (1877), Friedreich’s disease (1881), and Friedrich-Erb-Arnold syndrome
1846 – Ernst Pflüger (1846–1903), Swiss ophthalmologist. Early Fluorescein cornea experiments in rabbits (1882); refraction, optotypes and colour vision testing
1874 – Lincoln Fleetford Sise (1874-1942), American anaesthetist. Lahey Clinic anaesthetist known for Sise fine-gauge spinal needle introducer and spinal anaesthesia safety measures.
1884 – Paul Hoffmann (1884-1962), German physiologist and physician; described Hoffmann-Tinel sign (Tinel sign) (1915)
Deaths
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Further reading
- Darwin C, Wallace A. On the tendency of species to form varieties. Journal of the proceedings of the Linnean Society, Zoology 1858; 3: 45-62
- Beccaloni G. The 1858 Darwin-Wallace paper. The Alfred Russel Wallace Website
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