Henry Heimlich
American thoracic surgeon and medical research
Henry Judah Heimlich was an American thoracic surgeon and medical researcher. He is widely credited for the discovery of the Heimlich maneuver, a technique of abdominal thrusts for stopping choking, first described in 1974. Wikipedia
Born: February 3, 1920, Wilmington, DE
Died: December 17, 2016 (age 96 years), The Christ Hospital, Cincinnati, OH
Children: 4
Parents: Philip Heimlich and Mary Heimlich
Spouse: Jane Heimlich (m. 1951–2016)