Heinrich Quincke
German physician (1842–1922) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Heinrich Irenaeus Quincke (26 August 1842 – 19 May 1922) was a German internist and surgeon. His main contribution to internal medicine was the introduction of the lumbar puncture for diagnostic and therapeutic purposes. After 1874, his main area of research was pulmonary medicine.
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Born | Heinrich Irenaeus Quincke (1842-08-26)26 August 1842 Frankfurt an der Oder, Prussia (now Germany) |
Died | 19 May 1922(1922-05-19) (aged 79) |
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