Johann Julius Walbaum
Johann Walbaum | |
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 Johann Julius Walbaum | |
| Born | 30 June 1724 |
| Died | 21 August 1799 (aged 75) |
| Occupation | German naturalist |
Johann Julius Walbaum (30 June 1724 – 21 August 1799) was a German physician,
taxonomist
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Works
Walbaum was from
Kamchatka River in Siberia, and the curimatá-pacú (Prochilodus marggravii) from the São Francisco River in Brazil
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Walbaum was one of the first to observe gloves as a preventative against infection in medical surgery. As early as 1767, he used gloves made from sheep intestines for vaginal exams. [2]
Legacy
The Natural History Museum in Lübeck, opened in 1893, was based on Walbaum's extensive scientific collection. The museum's collection was, however, destroyed during the Bombing of Lübeck.[3]
See also
References
- ^ University, Stanford (1916). Publications: University series. p. 36.
- PMID 22046069.
- ^ NDR. "Lübecks Museum für Natur und Umwelt erkunden". www.ndr.de (in German). Retrieved 2023-10-25.
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