Notable Birthdays on August 31
Birth of Hermann von Helmholtz (1821)
On August 31, 1821, German physician and physicist Hermann von Helmholtz was born. He is renowned for measuring the speed at which messages travel along nerve fibers and for his research into the mathematics of the eye.
Birth of Maria Montessori (1870)
Italian physician and educator Maria Montessori was born on this day in 1870. She is best known for creating the Montessori educational approach, which she developed while working with children with special needs.
Birth of Moran Campbell (1925)
On August 31, 1925, Canadian physician and academic Moran Campbell was born. He served as the founding chair of McMaster University’s Faculty of Health Sciences and is credited with inventing the Venturi mask, a device that delivers controlled oxygen therapy to patients.