Friedrich Benjamin Osiander
Deceased Person
1759 – 1822
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Who was Friedrich Benjamin Osiander?
Friedrich Benjamin Osiander was an obstetrician at Göttingen, who invented uterine traction forceps. He was the father of obstetrician Johann Friedrich Osiander.
He studied medicine at the University of Tübingen, and following graduation, settled as a general practitioner in Kirchheim unter Teck. In 1792 he became an associate professor of obstetrics at the University of Göttingen.
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- Born
- Feb 9, 1759
Zell unter Aichelberg - Nationality
- Germany
- Died
- May 25, 1822
Göttingen
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on July 23, 2013
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