János Bókai, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

János Bókai

Hungarian pediatrician

Date of Birth: 18-May-1822

Place of Birth: Spišská Nová Ves, Košice Region, Slovakia

Date of Death: 20-Oct-1884

Profession: surgeon, pediatrician, ophthalmologist

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

János Bókai (1822–1884, full name in Hungarian Idosebb Bókai János) was a Hungarian University professor, pediatrician and the director of a children's hospital in Budapest.
He also pioneered rhino-laryngology and the development of laryngoscopy and rhinoscopy.He wrote the anamnesis of Ignaz Semmelweis which played a role in the admission of Semmelweis to an insane asylum.