Medical milestones, landmark publications, and notable births and deaths associated with August 10.
Events
No major medical milestones added for this date yet — this page is being expanded
Births
1834 – Auguste Gabriel Maurice Raynaud (1834-1881), French physician; described Raynaud syndrome (1862)
1845 – Moritz Litten (1845-1907), German physician; described Litten spot (Roth spots)
1856 – Francis Xavier Dercum (1856-1931), American neurologist; described Dercum’s disease (1888)
1869 – Vaughan Pendred (1869–1946), English general practitioner; described Pendred syndrome (1896)
1892 – Salvador Gil Vernet (1892-1987), Spanish urologist. Described caudal extradural (epidural) anaesthesia (1917; Gil Vernet trigonoplasty; Gil Vernet arc; and defined the regional model of prostatic anatomy
1914 – John Bamber Hickam (1914-1970), American physician; had Hickam’s Dictum attributed to him
1941 – Stephen Mack Stigler, American statistician; stated Stigler’s Law of Eponymy (1980)
Deaths
1920– Ádám Politzer (1835-1920), Hungarian Otolaryngologist; described the Politzer manoeuver (1863), and Politzer bag, test and luminous cone
Further reading
BA MA (Oxon) MBChB (Edin) FACEM FFSEM. Emergency physician, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital. Passion for rugby; medical history; medical education; and asynchronous learning #FOAMed evangelist. Co-founder and CTO of Life in the Fast lane | On Call: Principles and Protocol 4e| Eponyms | Books |