Historical Births in Medicine and Psychology
Johann Christian Reil (1759)
German physician, physiologist, anatomist, and psychiatrist Johann Christian Reil was born in 1759. He is credited with coining the term “psychiatry” and was the first to describe the locus coeruleus, a crucial nucleus in the brainstem involved in stress and panic responses.
Hulusi Behçet (1889)
Turkish dermatologist and scientist Hulusi Behçet was born in 1889. He is known for his identification of Behçet’s disease, a rare condition characterized by inflammation of the blood vessels and mediated by the immune system.
Elizabeth Holloway Marston (1893)
American attorney and psychologist Elizabeth Holloway Marston was born in 1893. She is recognized for her influence on the creation of the Wonder Woman comics and for her role in the advancement of the systolic blood pressure test.