Friedrich Benjamin Osiander
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Friedrich Benjamin Osiander (1759–1822), obstetrician at Göttingen
, inventor of uterine traction forceps. Father to Johann Friedrich Osiander
Göttingen
Göttingen is a university town in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is the capital of the district of Göttingen. The Leine river runs through the town. In 2006 the population was 129,686.-General information:...
, inventor of uterine traction forceps. Father to Johann Friedrich Osiander
Johann Friedrich Osiander
Johann Friedrich Osiander , obstetrician at Göttingen, published a prize essay in 1808 on nerves of the uterus titled Commentatio anatomico-physiologica, qua edisseretur uterum nervos habere, noting that he believed that nerves were present in the uterus but could not detect them...