August Eduard Martin, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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German physician and surgeon
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Place of Birth: Jena, Thuringia, Germany
About August Eduard Martin
- August Eduard Martin (14 July 1847, Jena – 26 November 1933, Berlin) was a German obstetrician and gynecologist.
- His father, Eduard Arnold Martin (1809–1875), was also a specialist in OB/GYN. He studied medicine at the universities of Jena and Berlin, receiving his doctorate at the latter institution in 1870.
- He worked as an assistant to his father in Berlin, where he obtained his habilitation in 1876.
- In Berlin he opened a private clinic that became renowned for operative gynecology.
- From 1899 to 1907 he served as a full professor at the University of Greifswald, where he was also appointed head of the Frauenklinik.He is credited with developing a variety of gynecological and obstetrical surgical procedures, being especially recognized for his work involving vaginal operations.
- He also introduced several instruments into medicine, that included a Scheidenspekulum.
- With Max Saenger, he founded the publication "Monatsschrift für Geburtshilfe und Gynäkologie" in 1894.
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