Ignaz Semmelweis

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Properties (54)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Person
gptkbp:advocatesFor Public health education
Sanitary practices
Washing hands before childbirth
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:University_of_Vienna
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Vienna_General_Hospital
gptkb:Vienna_Medical_School
gptkbp:awards Honorary_membership_in_the_Hungarian_Academy_of_Sciences
gptkbp:birthDate 1818-07-01
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Kerepesi_Cemetery
gptkbp:children 5
gptkbp:contributedTo Maternal mortality reduction
gptkbp:contribution Reduction of puerperal fever
gptkbp:controversy Opposition from medical community
gptkbp:criticism Lack of scientific explanation
gptkbp:deathDate 1865-08-13
gptkbp:famousFor Semmelweis_reflex
gptkbp:famousQuote “The greatest medical discovery of the 19th century.”
gptkbp:field Medicine
gptkbp:fieldOfStudy Infectious diseases
gptkbp:historicalPeriod 19th century
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Pioneer_of_antiseptic_procedures
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Ignaz Semmelweis
gptkbp:impact Maternal health improvements
gptkbp:influenced Medical education
Public health policies
Modern antiseptic procedures
Modern medicine
Nursing practices
Childbirth practices.
Hygiene practices in hospitals
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Joseph_Lister
gptkbp:inspiration Infection control measures
gptkbp:knownFor The Savior of Mothers
Hand_hygiene
gptkbp:legacy Handwashing in medical practice
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:Austrian-Hungarian
Hungarian
gptkbp:notableEvent Establishment of handwashing protocols
Discovery_of_the_importance_of_hand_hygiene
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:Florence_Nightingale
gptkbp:notableWork The_Etiology,_Concept,_and_Prophylaxis_of_Childbed_Fever
gptkbp:occupation Physician
gptkbp:philosophy Empirical observation
gptkbp:placeOfDeath Sepsis
gptkbp:posthumousRecognition Semmelweis Day
gptkbp:publishedIn Medical journals
gptkbp:recognizedBy Medical historians
gptkbp:recognizes Father of Infection Control
gptkbp:research Childbed fever
gptkbp:researchField Obstetrics
gptkbp:researchInterest Clinical trials
gptkbp:residence gptkb:Vienna
gptkbp:spouse Maria_Weidenhofer