Abstract
Ignác Fülöp Semmelweis was born almost 200 years ago, in 1818, to a well-to-do middle class Hungarian family. He started law school in 1837, switched to medicine a year later, and graduated in 1844.
Publication types
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Biography
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Historical Article
MeSH terms
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Female
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History, 18th Century
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History, 19th Century
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Humans
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Hungary
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Puerperal Infection / history*
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Puerperal Infection / prevention & control*