Semmelweis
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Semmelweis is surname of:
- Ignaz Philipp SemmelweisIgnaz SemmelweisIgnaz Philipp Semmelweis was a Hungarian physician now known as an early pioneer of antiseptic procedures. Described as the "savior of mothers", Semmelweis discovered that the incidence of puerperal fever could be drastically cut by the use of hand disinfection in obstetrical clinics...
- Contemporary reaction to Ignaz SemmelweisContemporary reaction to Ignaz SemmelweisDr. Ignaz Semmelweis discovered in 1847 that hand-washing with a solution of chlorinated lime reduced the incidence of fatal childbed fever tenfold in maternity institutions...
- Semmelweis reflexSemmelweis reflexThe Semmelweis reflex or "Semmelweis effect" is a metaphor for the reflex-like tendency to reject new evidence or new knowledge because it contradicts established norms, beliefs or paradigms...
(aka Semmelweis effect) - Semmelweis Society, a non-profit whistleblower and advocacy group for physicians formed in 1986
- Semmelweis UniversitySemmelweis UniversityFounded in 1769, Semmelweis University is the oldest medical school in Hungary. The faculty became an independent medical school after the Second World War and developed into a university teaching medicine, dentistry, pharmacy, health sciences, health management as well as physical education and...
(founded in 1769), the oldest medical school in Hungary - Semmelweis - Retter der MütterSemmelweis - Retter der MütterSemmelweis - Retter der Mütter is an East German film. It was released in 1950....
, an East German film (1950) - 4170 Semmelweis4170 Semmelweis4170 Semmelweis is a main-belt asteroid discovered on August 6, 1980 by Zdeňka Vávrová at Klet.- External links :*...
(1980 PT), a main-belt asteroid discovered on 1980 by Zdeňka VávrováZdenka VávrováZdeňka Vávrová is a Czech astronomer.She co-discovered periodic comet 134P/Kowal-Vávrová. She had observed it as an asteroid, which received the provisional designation 1983 JG, without seeing any cometary coma. However, later images by Charles T. Kowal showed a coma.She has also discovered a...