Joseph Späth (13 March 1823 in

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– 29 March 1896) was professor of obstetrics in

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, and from 1873 to 1886 he was director of the second obstetrical clinic at the

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. Following graduation at the

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in 1849, he became an assistant to Johann Baptist Chiari (1817-1854). Afterwards he worked at the maternity clinic for

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until 1853. In 1861, he was appointed professor of obstetrics in Vienna, and in 1873, he became director of the second obstetrical-gynecological clinic. In 1872/73, he served as university

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Ignaz Semmelweis Ignaz Philipp Semmelweis (; hu, Semmelweis Ignác Fülöp ; 1 July 1818 – 13 August 1865) was a Hungarian physician and scientist, who was an early pioneer of antiseptic procedures. Described as the "saviour of mothers", he discovered that t ...

(1818-1865) regarded him as a principal opponent. By 1864, however, he had adopted Semmelweis's view, and observed that virtually all obstetricians were convinced that Semmelweis was correct, although few admitted it openly. In 1953, the thoroughfare ''Späthgasse'' (District 22,

Donaustadt Donaustadt (; literally, Danube City; Central Bavarian: ''Donaustod'') is the 22nd district of Vienna, Austria (german: 22. Bezirk, Donaustadt). Donaustadt is the eastern district of Vienna.Statistik Austria, 2007, webpage statistik.at-23450. ...

) in Vienna was named after him.

Written works

* ''Klinik der Geburtshülfe und Gynäkologie'', 1855 (Clinic of obstetrics and gynecology) with Johann Baptist Chiari and Karl Braun (1822–1891). * ''Studien über Zwillinge'', 1860 (Study of

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). * ''Ueber mehrere Anomalien der die Frucht umgebenden Eitheile'', 1861 with Carl Wedl (1815-1891) * ''Sanitäts- Verhältnisse der Wöchnerinnen 1863 an der Geburtsklinik für Hebammen'' (Sanitary conditions of mothers in 1863 at the maternity hospital for midwives). * ''Lehrbuch der Geburteshülfe für Hebammen''; 1869, third edition 1880 (Textbook of obstetrics for midwives).

References

* Frank P. Murphy, "Ignaz Philipp Semmelweis (1818-65): An Annotated Bibliography," Bulletin of the History of Medicine 20(1946), 653-707: 669f. Quoted in p135 footnote 16
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