Jean Verbrugge (16 December 1896 – 7 January 1964) was a Belgian

orthopedic surgeon Orthopedic surgery or orthopedics ( alternatively spelt orthopaedics), is the branch of surgery concerned with conditions involving the musculoskeletal system. Orthopedic surgeons use both surgical and nonsurgical means to treat musculoskeletal ...

, professor at

Ghent University Ghent University ( nl, Universiteit Gent, abbreviated as UGent) is a public research university located in Ghent, Belgium. Established before the state of Belgium itself, the university was founded by the Dutch King William I in 1817, when the ...

, and the inventor of the

Verbrugge forceps Verbrugge is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Cyrille Verbrugge (1866–1929), Belgian fencer *Jacques Verbrugge (born 1955), Dutch cyclist *Jean Verbrugge (1896–1964), Belgian fencer and orthopedic surgeon *Sven Verbrugge Sv ...

as well as other surgical tools. Early in his career, he was also an accomplished fencer who competed for Belgium at the

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and

1928 Summer Olympics The 1928 Summer Olympics ( nl, Olympische Zomerspelen 1928), officially known as the Games of the IX Olympiad ( nl, Spelen van de IXe Olympiade) and commonly known as Amsterdam 1928, was an international multi-sport event that was celebrated from ...

. Dr. Verbrugge was the author of 175 publications on orthopedic medicine, and President of the Belgian Orthopedic Association three times."Verbrugge, Jean", in ''Who's Who in Orthopedics'', Seyed B. Mostofi, ed. (Springer Science & Business Media, 2004) pp342-344

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1896 births 1964 deaths Belgian male fencers Belgian foil fencers Olympic fencers for Belgium Fencers at the 1920 Summer Olympics Fencers at the 1928 Summer Olympics {{Belgium-fencing-bio-stub