Historical Milestones in Medicine
Birth of Bernhard von Langenbeck (1810)
German surgeon Bernhard von Langenbeck was born in 1810. He is renowned for founding Langenbeck’s Archives of Surgery, which holds the distinction of being the oldest journal dedicated to medical surgery in the world.
Birth of Louis Lewin (1850)
In 1850, German pharmacologist Louis Lewin was born. He is notable for developing a classification system for psychoactive plants and drugs, which is based on their pharmacologic actions.
Birth of Otfrid Foerster (1873)
German neurologist and neurosurgeon Otfrid Foerster was born in 1873. He made significant contributions to neuroscience by mapping the motor cortex of the brain and creating the hyperventilation test for epilepsy.