Hendrik van Deventer
Hendrik van Deventer (born March 16, 1651 in Leiden , † December 12, 1724 in Voorburg ) was a Dutch obstetrician and orthopedist and is considered a pioneer of scientifically based obstetrics.
He was the first to examine precisely the narrow female pelvis; the inner pelvic dimension, the Deventer diameter (diameter obliqua) and the Deventer method (storage in the event of an umbilical cord prolapse) are named after him. Van Deventer coined the term placenta praevia . His work Manuale operatien from 1701 was translated into English, French and German and was considered the standard work on obstetrics for around 100 years.
Life
Van Deventer was originally a gold worker and probably came to Germany around 1670, where he was tutored by the chemist and pharmacist Walter in Hamburg until 1674. A year later he went to Waltha Castle near Wiuwert ( Friesland ), where he and his wife also practiced obstetrics from 1679. In 1688 he traveled to Copenhagen to examine orthopedic instruments. During his stay he was asked to give orthopedic treatment to two of the Danish king's children.
Van Deventer received his doctorate in Groningen in 1694 . He later bought a country house in Voorburg near The Hague, where he ran an orthopedic practice and midwifery school. In 1701 he opened an obstetric practice in The Hague.
literature
- Barbara I. Tshisuaka, in: Encyclopedia History of Medicine
- RMF van der Weiden, WJ Hoogsteder: A new light upon Hendrik van Deventer (1651-1724): identification and recovery of a portrait. In: Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine , Vol. 90, October 1997, PMC 1296602 (free full text)
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| SURNAME | Deventer, Hendrik van |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Dutch obstetrician and orthopedist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 16, 1651 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Leiden (city) |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 12, 1724 |
| Place of death | Voorburg |