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==Biography==
==Biography==
[[Image:I_Semmelweis.jpg|thumb|150px|right|Semmelweis pictured on an Austrian postage stamp]]
[[Image:I_Semmelweis.jpg|thumb|150px|right|Semmelweis pictured on an Austrian postage stamp]]
'''Ignaz Semmelweis''' (1818-1865, ''variant spellings exist'') was a prominent 19th century [[Austro-Hungarian]] physician. He is best remembered for his contributions in combating "childbed fever", using modern [[scientific method]] and [[statistics]].
'''Ignaz Semmelweis''' (1818-1865, ''variant spellings exist'') was a prominent 19th century [[Austro-Hungarian]] physician. He is best remembered for his contributions in combating "childbed fever", using modern [[scientific method]]s and [[statistics]].
==Background==
==Background==