- George Julius Engelmann
George Julius Engelmann (
July 2 ,1847 -November 16 ,1903 ) was an Americanobstetrician andgynecologist who was a native ofSt.Louis . He was the son ofbotanist Georg Engelmann (1809-1884).In 1867 Engelmann graduated from
Washington University in St. Louis , and from 1867 until 1873 he studied medicine in Europe atBerlin ,Tubingen ,Vienna andParis . In Tubingen he studied underFelix von Niemeyer (1820-1871) andVictor von Bruns (1812-1883), and in Berlin he had as instructorsBernhard von Langenbeck (1810-1887),Rudolf Virchow (1821-1903) andFriedrich Theodor von Frerichs (1819-1885). In this time period, Engelmann was also a volunteersurgeon during theFranco-Prussian War (1870-71).In 1873 he returned to St. Louis, and later became a professor of
gynecology at the St. Louis Post-Graduate School of Medicine, where he attained the Chair of Diseases of Women and Operative Midwifery. Engelmann was also a founding member of the American Gynecological Society. In 1895 he relocated toBoston , and died inNashua, New Hampshire on November 16, 1903. Among his written works was an important 1882 treatise on the birthing practices of indigenous and primitive people titled "Labor among primitive peoples". Other publications by Engelmann include:
* "The use of electricity in gynecological practice" , St. Louis 1886.
* "History of obstetrics", published by Lea Brothers, 1888.
* "Fundamental principles of gynaecological electro-therapy; application and dosage", Publisher- Al Chatterton, New York 1891.References
* cite book
title=Transactions of the Southern Surgical and Gynecological Association
author=Southern Surgical and Gynecological Association (U.S.)
year=1904
publisher=The Association
isbn=
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