Erich Franz Eugen Bracht
Erich Franz Eugen Bracht | |
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gynaecologist | |
| Known for | Bracht manoeuvre |
Erich Franz Eugen Bracht (5 June 1882 – 1969) was a German
gynaecologist born in Berlin
.
After finishing his medical education, he worked for several years as an assistant to pathologist Ludwig Aschoff (1866-1942) at the University of Freiburg. Later on, he focused his attention to
University of Berlin and eventually director of the Charité Frauenklinik. Following World War II he served as a consultant of gynaecology and obstetrics during the American occupation of Berlin.[1]
While at Freiburg, Bracht made important contributions involving the pathological study of rheumatic
myocardial microabscesses seen in the presence of bacterial endocarditis.[2]
He is also remembered for the "
breech delivery that allows for delivery of the infant with minimum interference.[4]
Publications
- Beitrag zur Aetiologie und pathologischen Anatomie der Myokarditis rheumatica (pp. 493–530, 2 Abb., 2 Taf.). Dtsch. Arch. klin. Med., 96. - Leipzig 1909, (with H. Wachter).[5]
See also
Notes
- ^ a b Historia medicina (biography of Erich Bracht, translated from Spanish)
- ^ Free Dictionary description of eponym
- PMID 12496236.
- PMID 12496236.
- ^ Antiquarische Bücher Archived 2014-06-26 at archive.today Fritz-Dieter Söhn - MedicusBooks : Fritz-Dieter Söhn, Renthof 8, 35037 Marburg
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