Martin Edward
Historical document, translated for reference. It reflects medical knowledge of the 1920s–30s and is not medical advice.
Summary
Edward Arnold Martin (1809-75) was a prominent German obstetrician and gynecologist who served as a professor in Jena from 1835 to 1858 and in Berlin until his death. He was a practical physician and organizer who significantly contributed to the development of obstetrics and gynecology, establishing the first German obstetrics-gynecology school.
Encyclopedia entry (1928–1936)
Martin Edward Arnold (Eduard Arnold Martin, 1809-75), a renowned German obstetrician and gynecologist; from 1835 to 1858 - professor in Jena, from 1858 until his death - in Berlin (Charité). Author of numerous scientific works (including being the first to propose the use of chloroform during childbirth - "Über Anaesthesie bei Geburten insbesondere durch Chloroformdämpfe", Jena, 1848). As an energetic practical physician and organizer, M. greatly contributed to the development of obstetrics and especially gynecology. As a teacher, he attracted a number of outstanding students to his clinic and became the founder of the first German obstetrics-gynecological school, from which which emerged Olshausen, Winckel, and many others.
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“Martin Edward.” Soviet Medical Encyclopedia. English translation of Bolshaya Meditsinskaya Entsiklopediya, 1st ed. (Moscow, 1928–1936), ed. N. A. Semashko. https://sovietmedicalencyclopedia.pages.dev/article/martin-edward/