Ignaz Semmelweis in Podcasts
personIgnaz Semmelweis was a Hungarian doctor and pioneer of infection control, known for advocating handwashing to prevent childbed fever.
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Born in Hungary in 1818, Semmelweis grew up to become a doctor and was the chief obstetrician at the Vienna Hospital, the largest maternity hospital in the world at that time.