Hungary- Semmelweis’ collection inscribed in the Memory of the World Register
Hungary- Semmelweis’ collection inscribed in the Memory of the World Register
Ignaz Semmelweis’ collection of printed materials on the discovery of the causes of childbed fever (1847-1861) has been inscribed in the Memory of the World Register. The decision was made by UNESCO’s International Advisory Committee, which resulted in the addition of 54 new items to the list.
The Semmelweis collection includes a study published in the Hungarian Medical Journal, as well as a publication called Die Aetiologie, der Begriff und die Prophylaxis des Kindbettfiebers (The Pathology, Definition, and Prevention of Childbed Fever), which elaborates his discoveries in connection with childbed fever and was published in Vienna in 1860 (dated 1861).
This year, the Committee deliberated on a total of 84 submissions from 54 countries.
source: http://semmelweis-egyetem.hu/english/news/3455/ignaz-semmelweis-collection-inscribed-in-the-memory-of-the-world-register/
