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Jakob Nufer

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Performer of first successful caesarean

SwitzerlandLived 1500 to 1600 · aged 100
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Peak1990s
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Jacob Nufer (fl.1500) was a Swiss pig gelder who reportedly performed the first successful Caesarean section on a living woman, who was his own wife, in 1500. He lived in Siegershausen in the canton of Thurgau in northern Switzerland.

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1483 woodcut of a baby being removed, via Caesarean section, from its dying mother's womb1483 woodcut of a baby being removed, via Caesarean section, from its dying mother's womb

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Country
Switzerland
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1500 to 1600 · aged 100
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8 languages

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