August 11 – On This Day in Medical History

Medical milestones, landmark publications, and notable births and deaths associated with August 11.

Events

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Births

1926 – Ruth Wynne-Davies (1926-2012), English orthopaedic surgeon; described Wynne-Davies Ligamentous Laxity (1970)

1952 – Pedro Brugada, Spanish cardiologist; described Brugada Syndrome (1992)

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Deaths

1857– Marshall Hall (1790-1857), English physician; described the Marshall Hall ‘Ready Method’ of treating asphyxia (1856), and the Ready Method Rules (1857)

1865 – Joseph Honoré Simon Beau (1806-1865), French physician; described Beau’s lines (1846)

1916 – John Benjamin Murphy (1857-1916), American surgeon; described Murphy’s Sign (1903), Murphy’s Percussion Test, Murphy’s Punch Test, the Murphy Button, Murphy’s sequence, and Murphy’s Drip

1929 – William Ewart (1848-1929), English physician; described Ewart sign (1896), Ewart sign II (1896) and Ewart’s twelve signs of pericardial effusio

1956 – André-Alfred Lemierre (1875-1956), French bacteriologist; described Lemierre syndrome (1936)

1956 – Sophie Spitz (1910-1956), American pathologist; described Spitz nevus (1948)

1957 – Jay Albion Heidbrink (1875-1957), American dentist; designed the Heidbrink Kineto-O-Meter , Heidbrink Valve, Heidbrink Model 75-B Oxygen Tent, Heidbrink Celluloid Mask, and the Heidbrink wrench

1985 – John (Jack) Handyside Barnes (1922-1985), Australian medical practitioner and toxinologist; described Carukia barnesi and the Irukandji Syndrome (1961)

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Further reading