Ernst von Bergmann, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Ernst von Bergmann

German surgeon

Date of Birth: 16-Dec-1836

Place of Birth: Riga, Latvia

Date of Death: 25-Mar-1907

Profession: physician, politician, surgeon, university teacher, military physician

Nationality: German Empire

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Ernst von Bergmann (16 December 1836 – 25 March 1907) was a Baltic German surgeon.
He was the first physician to introduce heat sterilisation of surgical instruments and is known as a pioneer of aseptic surgery.