Werner Zoege von Manteuffel

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Werner Zoege von Manteuffel
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Werner Zoege von Manteuffel
Born(1857-07-13)13 July 1857
Died14 March 1926(1926-03-14) (aged 68)
NationalityEstonian
Alma materUniversity of Dorpat
Scientific career
FieldsSurgery, Biology

Werner Maximilian Friedrich Zoege von Manteuffel (13 July 1857, in Määri, Estonia – 14 March 1926, in Tallinn, Estonia) was a Baltic German medical surgeon. He was the earliest advocate of sterilised gloves.

Von Manteuffel studied at the University of Dorpat (Tartu) and became a doctor in 1886.

He published an article in 1897 recommending surgeons use rubber gloves and boil them in water before wearing them. At the time most doctors operated with their bare hands, or wore gloves of cotton, leather, or other absorbent materials.

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