September 1 – On This Day in Medical History

What happened on September 1? 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 September 1.

Events

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Births

1858Piotr Vasiliyevich Nikolskiy Петро Васильович Нікольський (1858-1940), Russian dermatologist; described Nikolsky sign (1894)

1889Gertrud Hurler (1889-1965), Austrian-German pediatrician; described Hurler Syndrome (1919) [Mucopolysaccharidosis I (MPS I)]

1912 Carl Gunnar Engström (1912-1987), Swedish physician and engineer; invented the Engström respirator (1953)


Deaths

1994Carol Wolcott (1941-1994) was an American pediatrician and proponent of women’s health care; described Wolcott-Rallison syndrome (1972)


Further reading

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