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Povl Riis
Povl Riis (1925-2017) was a Danish gastroenterologist. Biography Riis was born on 28 December 1925. In 1956 he used, for the first time, amniocentesis to make an antenatal diagnosis of genetic disease.Saxon, Wolfgang (4 March 1995)Dr. Fritz Fuchs, 76, Who Advanced Obstetrics ''The New York Times'' ("Dr. Fuchs and a Danish colleague, Povl Riis, reported in 1960 that they had successfully performed amniocentesis to diagnose male fetuses at risk for hemophilia and muscular dystrophy.") Riis also served as chair of National Research Ethics Committee of Denmark, from its creation in 1979, until 1998. He wrote the second version of the Declaration of Helsinki, Helsinki Declaration of Human Research in 1975 with Prof. Bloomquist (Sweden) and Prof. Engers (Norway). He is also a founding member of International Committee of Medical Journal Editors, Vancouver Group of Medical Editors. Riis received his M.D. from the University of Copenhagen in 1952 and DM Sci in 1959. He served there a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Danish People
Danes ( da, danskere, ) are a North Germanic ethnic group and nationality native to Denmark and a modern nation identified with the country of Denmark. This connection may be ancestral, legal, historical, or cultural. Danes generally regard themselves as a nationality and reserve the word "ethnic" for the description of recent immigrants, sometimes referred to as "new Danes". The contemporary Danish national identity is based on the idea of "Danishness", which is founded on principles formed through historical cultural connections and is typically not based on racial heritage. History Early history Denmark has been inhabited by various Germanic peoples since ancient times, including the Angles, Cimbri, Jutes, Herules, Teutones and others. The first mentions of "Danes" are recorded in the mid-6th century by historians Procopius ( el, δάνοι) and Jordanes (''danī''), who both refer to a tribe related to the Suetidi inhabiting the peninsula of Jutland, the province of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
