Nils Wilhelm Netzel (1 November 1834 – 7 February 1914) was a

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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 area ...

and obstetrician.

Biography

Netzel was born in

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and studied at

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, completing his dissertation in 1865 on

puerperal The postpartum (or postnatal) period begins after childbirth and is typically considered to end within 6 weeks as the mother's body, including hormone levels and uterus size, returns to a non-pregnant state. The terms puerperium, puerperal perio ...

changes in modern life. In 1863 he took a position as assistant in the obstetric department at the General Maternity Hospital in Stockholm. In 1864 he became a substitute lecturer in obstetrics and gynecology at the

Karolinska Institute The Karolinska Institute (KI; sv, Karolinska Institutet; sometimes known as the (Royal) Caroline Institute in English) is a research-led medical university in Solna within the Stockholm urban area of Sweden. The Karolinska Institute is consist ...

, and in 1865 became a regular lecturer and in 1879, a professor. In 1887 he succeeded Anders Anderson as professor of obstetrics and gynecology and retained this position until 1889. He performed his first

ovariotomy Oophorectomy (; from Greek , , 'egg-bearing' and , , 'a cutting out of'), historically also called ''ovariotomy'' is the surgical removal of an ovary or ovaries. The surgery is also called ovariectomy, but this term is mostly used in reference t ...

in 1869 and later published numerous studies, providing important research for development of medical procedures. In 1904 he was elected an honorary member of the Swedish Society of Medicine. He died in Stockholm. In 1866 Netzel married Swedish composer and music conductor Laura Netzel. He maintained a herbarium which was donated on his death to the University of Stockholm. A biography of his life was published in 1914 by Frans Johan Eugène Westermark.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Netzel, Wilhelm 1834 births 1914 deaths Swedish scientists Academic staff of the Karolinska Institute Uppsala University alumni