August 15 – On This Day in Medical History

Medical milestones, landmark publications, and notable births and deaths associated with August 15.

Events

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Births

1871 – Alfred Fröhlich (1871-1953), Austrian neurologist; described Babinski–Fröhlich Syndrome (1901)

1896 – Gerty Cori (1896-1957), Czech-born American biochemist; described Cori cycle (1929), and Cori disease (Glycogen storage disease type III)

1935 – John Marius Opitz (1935-2023), German-American medical geneticist; described Opitz-Kaveggia syndrome (1974) [FG syndrome type 3], The N syndrome, Herrmann-Opitz syndrome (1969), Herrmann-Pallister syndrome, and more

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Deaths

1964 – Lucio Bini (1908–1964) was an Italian psychiatrist; implemented the first Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT) using the Cerletti–Bini Electroshock Apparatus (1938)

1981 – Jørgen Løvset (1896-1981), Norwegian professor of obstetrics and gynecology; described Løvset’s Manoeuvre (1937); Løvset’s Umbilical Clip (1932); and Løvset’s Cervical Dilators (1933)

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Further reading