August Breisky

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Professor August Breisky (1832-1889). Born on March 25, 1832, in Klattau, Bohemia (now Czech Republic). Studied medicine in Prague. M.D. degree in 1855. Ordinary Professor of Obstetrics and Gynaecology to the Surgical School of Salzburg in 1866. Ordinary Professor of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Medical Faculty of Berne (1867-1874). Ordinary professor of obstetrics and gynæcology in Prague (1874-1886). His first work there was to introduce the strict practice of antiseptic principles. From October 1886 professor the second obstetrical clinic at the Vienna General Hospital [1]

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  1. ^ Obituary in British Medical Journal 1889 June 8; 1(1484): 1328. Available http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=2155152 (access 30 May 2008)
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