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About Henry Jacob Bigelow
Henry Jacob Bigelow was an American surgeon and Professor of Surgery at Harvard University. A dominating figure in Boston medicine for many decades, he is remembered for the Bigelow maneuver for hip dislocation, a technique for treatment of kidney stones, and other innovations. He was instrumental in bringing the anesthetic possibilities of ether to the attention of the medical field, and bringing the case of Phineas Gage to popular awareness. He was a vocal opponent of vivisection, and played a minor role in the apprehension of the culprit in the Parkman–Webster murder case.
Everything about Henry Jacob Bigelow →- Occupation
- surgeon, university teacher
- Citizenship
- United States
- Born
- March 11, 1818
- Died
- October 30, 1890