Semmelweis, Ignatz Philipp (1818-1865), gynaecologist, discoverer of septic character of puerperal fever
- Semmelweis, Ignatz Philipp, 1818-1865, gynaecologist, discoverer of septic character of puerperal fever
- Date:
- 1933-1965
- Reference:
- MS.7609
- Archives and manuscripts
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Description
Photocopy of 1850 letter in German from Semmelweis to his friend the physician Lajos Markusovszky (1815-1893), discussing personal matters and referring to mutual acquaintances (Sändor Lumniczer (1821-1892) and Jänos Balassa (1814-1868) (no. 1); plus typed transcript (no. 2), translations into Hungarian (no. 3) and English (no. 4), the latter with footnotes, announcement by the Vienna dealer Heck that the letter is for sale (no. 5) and Wellcome Historical Medical Museum memorandum (no. 6). Semmelweis letter 1850, photocopy undated. Supporting documentation.
Publication/Creation
1933-1965
Physical description
1 volume
Acquisition note
Material received from Heck, Vienna, March 1933, supporting an offer of the original letter for sale. The letter was not purchased.
Finding aids
Database description transcribed from Richard Aspin and Christopher Hilton's typescript supplement to S.A.J Moorat's Catalogue of Western Manuscripts
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Location Status Access Closed stores
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Accession number
- acc. 69401