Peter Anton Schleisner
Peter Anton Schleisner (born June 15, 1818 in Kongens Lyngby ; † February 26, 1900 ) was a Danish doctor and epidemiologist .
Life
Schleisner was the son of the textile manufacturer Gottlieb Daniel Schleisner and his wife Christiane, geb. Greener. His older brother was the painter Christian Andreas Schleisner .
It was in 1847 to the Westman Islands sent to the local tetanus - epidemic in newborns ( neonatal tetanus ) study. When he got there, the newborn mortality rate was between 600 and 740 per 1,000 children. He set up a small hospital and performed treatments with balsam of Peru . Schleisner suspected that the infections were caused by droplet infection , direct body contact or poor hygiene . His activity reduced newborn mortality to five percent.
literature
- Olafsson: PA Schleisner: a pioneer in epidemiology. In: Journal of Clinical Epidemiology , October 1999, Vol. 52, Issue 10, pp. 905-907.
- Julius Thomsen: About illnesses and illnesses in Iceland a. the Faroe Islands: A contribution to medicin. Geography. According to dan. Original work by PA Schleisner, Eschricht, Panum u. Manicus. Schleswig 1855
- Peter Anton Schleisner . In: Carl Frederik Bricka (Ed.): Dansk biografisk Lexikon. Tillige omfattende Norge for Tidsrummet 1537-1814. 1st edition. tape 15 : Scalabrini – Skanke . Gyldendalske Boghandels Forlag, Copenhagen 1901, p. 187 (Danish, runeberg.org ).
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SURNAME | Schleisner, Peter Anton |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Danish doctor and epidemiologist |
DATE OF BIRTH | June 15, 1818 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Kongens Lyngby |
DATE OF DEATH | February 26, 1900 |