János Bókai

Statue of Bokai Janos in Budapest

János Bókai (1822–1884, full name in Hungarian Idősebb Bókai János) was a Hungarian University 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.^[3]

He wrote the anamnesis of Ignaz Semmelweis^[1] which played a role in the admission of Semmelweis to an insane asylum.^[4]

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[]

^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Benedek 1983:107
^ Carter 2005:74
^ (probably) Zoltán Dékány. "The Development of Otology and Rhino-, Laryngology" (PDF).^{[permanent dead link]}
^ Image:Ignaz Semmelweis 1865 Krankheits-Vorgeschichte.jpg

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[Benedek-1] Jump up to: ^a ^b Benedek 1983:107

[2] Carter 2005:74

[3] (probably) Zoltán Dékány. "The Development of Otology and Rhino-, Laryngology" (PDF).^{[permanent dead link]}

[4] Image:Ignaz Semmelweis 1865 Krankheits-Vorgeschichte.jpg

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