Henry Jacob Bigelow, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Henry Jacob Bigelow

American surgeon

Date of Birth: 11-Mar-1818

Place of Birth: Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Date of Death: 30-Oct-1890

Profession: surgeon, university teacher

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Henry Jacob Bigelow (March 11, 1818 – October 30, 1890) was an American surgeon and Professor of Surgery at Harvard University. A dominating figure in Boston medicine for many decades, he is remembered for the Bigelow maneuver for hip dislocation, a technique for treatment of kidney stones, and other innovations.
He was instrumental in bringing the anesthetic possibilities of ether to the attention of medical men, and rescuing the case of Phineas Gage from relative obscurity.
He was a vocal opponent of vivisection, and played a minor role in the apprehension of the culprit in the Parkman–Webster murder case.