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Ernst von Bergmann

Baltic German surgeon (1836-1907) · Russia · On the map · Doctors · Died at 70

Ernst Gustav Benjamin von Bergmann was a Baltic German surgeon. He was the first physician to introduce heat sterilisation of surgical instruments and is known as a pioneer of aseptic surgery.

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Honorary Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons1900

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Country
Russia
Category
Doctors
Type
Doctor
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1836 to 1907 · aged 70