Aloys Constantin Conrad Gustav Veit (June 3, 1824 – April 20, 1903) was a German

gynecologist Gynaecology or gynecology (see spelling differences) is the area of medicine that involves the treatment of women's diseases, especially those of the reproductive organs. It is often paired with the field of obstetrics, forming the combined ...

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obstetrician Obstetrics is the field of study concentrated on pregnancy, childbirth and the postpartum period. As a medical specialty, obstetrics is combined with gynecology under the discipline known as obstetrics and gynecology (OB/GYN), which is a surgic ...

who was a native of Leobschütz. He was the father of

Johann Veit Johann Veit (17 June 1852, Berlin – 2 June 1917 near Schierke) was a German gynecologist. He was the son of obstetrician and gynecologist Gustav Veit (1824-1903). In 1874 he earned his medical degree at Humboldt University in Berlin, and in 187 ...

(1852–1917). In 1848 he received his medical doctorate from the

University of Halle Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg (german: Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg), also referred to as MLU, is a public, research-oriented university in the cities of Halle and Wittenberg and the largest and oldest university in ...

, and following graduation remained in Halle as an assistant to Anton Friedrich Hohl (1789–1862) at the institute of maternity. In 1854 he attained the chair of obstetrics at the

University of Rostock The University of Rostock (german: link=no, Universität Rostock) is a public university located in Rostock, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. Founded in 1419, it is the third-oldest university in Germany. It is the oldest university in continen ...

, and in 1864 moved to the

University of Bonn The Rhenish Friedrich Wilhelm University of Bonn (german: Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn) is a public research university located in Bonn, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It was founded in its present form as the ( en, Rhine ...

as professor and director of the department of obstetrics. He died in

Deyelsdorf Deyelsdorf is a municipality in the Vorpommern-Rügen district, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europ ...

. His name is associated with the " Mauriceau–Smellie–Veit maneuver", a procedure defined as a classical method of assisted breech delivery. The birthing maneuver is named along with obstetricians François Mauriceau (1637–1709) and William Smellie (1697–1763), although it was first described by Jacques Guillemeau (1550–1613) in a 1609 treatise called ''De l'accouchement hereux des femmes''. Among his written works was a treatise on diseases of the female sex organs titled ''Krankheiten der weiblichen Geschlechtsorgane: Puerperalkrankheiten''. It was included in

Rudolf Virchow Rudolf Ludwig Carl Virchow (; or ; 13 October 18215 September 1902) was a German physician, anthropologist, pathologist, prehistorian, biologist, writer, editor, and politician. He is known as "the father of modern pathology" and as the founder ...

's ''Handbuch der speciellen Pathologie und Therapie'' (Textbook of Specialized

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1824 births 1903 deaths People from Głubczyce People from the Province of Silesia German gynaecologists German obstetricians Academic staff of the University of Rostock Academic staff of the University of Bonn {{Germany-med-bio-stub