Ludwig Piskaçek, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Ludwig Piskaçek

Austrian obstetrician

Date of Birth: 16-Nov-1854

Place of Birth: Karcag, Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok County, Hungary

Date of Death: 19-Sep-1932

Profession: gynaecologist, obstetrician

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Ludwig Piskaçek (16 November 1854, Karcag, Hungary – 19 September 1932, Vienna) was an Austrian obstetrician remembered for describing Piskaçek's sign. He trained in Vienna, gaining his doctorate in 1882.
He became apprentice in surgery at the Albert Clinic until 1884, then assistant at the second obstetrical clinic under Josef Späth (1823–1896) and his successor August Breisky (1832–1889) until 1888.
He became professor of obstetrics in Linz in 1890, and in Vienna in 1901. He was the author of a textbook on midwifery that was published over several editions, Lehrbuch für Schülerinnen des Hebammenkurses und Nachschlagebuch für Hebammen.