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==Biography==

[[Image:I_Semmelweis.jpg|thumb|150px|right|Semmelweis pictured on an Austrian postage stamp]]

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'''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]].

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'''Ignaz Semmelweis''' (1818-1865) was a 19th century [[Austro-Hungarian]] physician. He is best remembered for his contributions in combating "childbed fever", using modern [[scientific method]]s and [[statistics]].

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