János Bókai

János Bókai (né Idősebb Bókai János; 18 May 1822 – 20 October 1884) was a Hungarian academic, professor,[1] pediatrician and the director of a children's hospital in Budapest.[2] He also pioneered rhino-laryngology and the development of laryngoscopy and rhinoscopy. He wrote the anamnesis of Ignaz Semmelweis[1] which played a role in the admission of Semmelweis to an insane asylum.[3]

The native form of this personal name is Bókai János. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.
Statue of Bokai Janos in Budapest

References

Monographs
  • Benedek, István (1983). Semmelweis Krankheit. Budapest, Hungary: Akadémiai Kiadó (Translated from Hungarian to German by Alfred Falway). ISBN 963-05-3428-2.
  • Carter, K. Codell; Barbara R. Carter (February 1, 2005). Childbed fever. A scientific biography of Ignaz Semmelweis. Transaction Publishers. ISBN 978-1-4128-0467-7.

Notes
  1. Benedek 1983:107
  2. Carter 2005:74
  3. Image:Ignaz Semmelweis 1865 Krankheits-Vorgeschichte.jpg
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