August Bier

Surgeon (1861-1949) · Germany · Doctors · Died at 87

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August Karl Gustav Bier was a German surgeon. He was the first to perform spinal anesthesia and intravenous regional anesthesia.

A life in dates

1949Died12 March 19491937German National Prize for Art and ScienceAward1936Adlerschild des Deutschen ReichesAward1913Honorary Fellow of the Royal College of SurgeonsAward1861Born24 November 1861

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Cerebrospinal fluid flowing through a 25 gauge spinal needle during spinal anesthesia

Intravenous regional anesthesia

Awards

German National Prize for Art and Science1937

Adlerschild des Deutschen Reiches1936

Honorary Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons1913

Order of the Red Eagle 2nd Class

Order of the Crown

Royal House Order of Hohenzollern

Cameron Prize of the University of Edinburgh

About this person

Country

Germany

In common with August

Willy MesserschmittBoth received German National Prize for Art and Science

Doctors from Germany 5

Manfred Spitzer50.3

Friedrich Hoffmann50.2

Jan Hoffmann50.3 Rüdiger Lange50.2

Robert Ritter50.6

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