Friedrich Benjamin Osiander

Friedrich Benjamin Osiander (9 February 1759, Zell unter Aichelberg – 25 May 1822, Göttingen) was an obstetrician at Göttingen, who invented uterine traction forceps. He was the father of obstetrician Johann Friedrich Osiander.

Friedrich Benjamin Osiander (1759-1822)

He studied medicine at the University of Tübingen, and following graduation (1779), settled as a general practitioner in Kirchheim unter Teck. In 1792 he became an associate professor of obstetrics at the University of Göttingen.[1]

Principal works
  • Lehrbuch der Hebammenkunst : sowohl zum Unterricht angehender Hebammen als zum Lesebuch für jede Mutter, 1796 - Textbook of midwifery.
  • Neue Denkwürdigkeiten für Aerzte und Geburtshelfer, 1797 - New memorandum for physicians and obstetricians.
  • Handbuch der Entbindungskunst, 1818 - Handbook of obstetrics.[2]

References
  • Early American Manual Therapy, accessed 30 May 2008)
  1. ADB: Osiander, Friedrich Benjamin @ Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie
  2. OCLC Classify (publications)


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