Portrait of the author, photographic plate of his tomb in Budapest. vii, 604 pp. 1 vols. Tall 8vo
1905 · Jena
by Semmelweis, [Ignaz Phillip]
Jena: Gustav Fischer, 1905. First collected edition. Portrait of the author, photographic plate of his tomb in Budapest. vii, 604 pp. 1 vols. Tall 8vo. Dark green cloth, original wrappers bound in at back, uncut edges. Short split along front joint, else a fine copy. First collected edition. Portrait of the author, photographic plate of his tomb in Budapest. vii, 604 pp. 1 vols. Tall 8vo. Collected writings of Ignaz Philipp Semmelweis (1818-1865), one of the great figures of nineteenth century medicine: "His discovery concerning the etiology and prevention of puerperal fever was a brilliant example of fact-finding, meaningful statistical analysis, and keen inductive reasoning. The highly successful prophylactic hand washings made him a pioneer in antisepsis during the pre-bacteriological era in spite of deliberate opposition and uninformed resistance" (DSB).
After publication of his landmark work, "Die Aetiologie, der Begriff und die Prophylaxis des Kindbettfiebers" (1861), Semmelweis was ruthlessly attacked by the leading figures in gynaecology. Embittered, Semmelweis died in 1865. It was Pasteur's work that subsequently provided a satisfactory explanation for Semmelweis' empirically based prophylaxis.
"An annotated edition, reprinting the texts of Semmelweis's work on puerperal fever as aseptysemia (no. 6275) and on the etiology of puerperal sepsis (no. 6277) as well as other gynaecological papers and articles on Semmelweis by Hebra and Skoda, among others" (Garrison & Morton).
From the library of Dr. Ernst Wynder. Garrison & Morton 82.1; Osler 3955; Waller 8832; Heirs of Hippocrates 1853 (Inventory #: 214943)
After publication of his landmark work, "Die Aetiologie, der Begriff und die Prophylaxis des Kindbettfiebers" (1861), Semmelweis was ruthlessly attacked by the leading figures in gynaecology. Embittered, Semmelweis died in 1865. It was Pasteur's work that subsequently provided a satisfactory explanation for Semmelweis' empirically based prophylaxis.
"An annotated edition, reprinting the texts of Semmelweis's work on puerperal fever as aseptysemia (no. 6275) and on the etiology of puerperal sepsis (no. 6277) as well as other gynaecological papers and articles on Semmelweis by Hebra and Skoda, among others" (Garrison & Morton).
From the library of Dr. Ernst Wynder. Garrison & Morton 82.1; Osler 3955; Waller 8832; Heirs of Hippocrates 1853 (Inventory #: 214943)