Friedrich Benjamin Osiander
Friedrich Benjamin Osiander (9 February 1759, Zell unter Aichelberg – 25 May 1822, Göttingen) was an obstetrician at Göttingen, who invented uterine traction forceps. He was the father of obstetrician Johann Friedrich Osiander.
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Friedrich Benjamin Osiander (1759-1822)
He studied medicine at the University of Tübingen, and following graduation (1779), settled as a general practitioner in Kirchheim unter Teck. In 1792 he became an associate professor of obstetrics at the University of Göttingen.[1]
Principal works
- Lehrbuch der Hebammenkunst : sowohl zum Unterricht angehender Hebammen als zum Lesebuch für jede Mutter, 1796 - Textbook of midwifery.
- Neue Denkwürdigkeiten für Aerzte und Geburtshelfer, 1797 - New memorandum for physicians and obstetricians.
- Handbuch der Entbindungskunst, 1818 - Handbook of obstetrics.[2]
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References
- ADB: Osiander, Friedrich Benjamin @ Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie
- OCLC Classify (publications)
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