Ignaz Semmelweis
Hungarian physician and scientist
Ignaz Philipp Semmelweis was a Hungarian physician and scientist of German descent, who was an early pioneer of antiseptic procedures, and was described as the "saviour of mothers". Wikipedia
Born: July 1, 1818, Tabán, Budapest, Hungary
Died: August 13, 1865 (age 47 years), Oberdöbling, Vienna, Austria
Known for: Introducing hand disinfection standards, in obstetrical clinics, from 1847
Education: University of Vienna (1837–1844), Eötvös Loránd University (1838–1841), and ELTE Faculty of Science
Spouse: Maria Weidenhoffer (m. 1857–1865)
Children: Margit Szemerényi, Antónia Semmelweis, and Béla Szemerényi
Parents: Josef Semmelweis and Teresia Müller
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Known as the “father of infection control”, Dr Ignaz (or Ignac) Semmelweis (fig 1) was a Hungarian born physician who received his MD degree in Vienna in 1844.