János Bókai Explained

János Bókai (Idősebb Bókai János; 18 May 1822 – 20 October 1884) was a Hungarian academic, 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.He wrote the anamnesis of Ignaz Semmelweis^[1] which played a role in the admission of Semmelweis to an insane asylum, where he died.^[3]

References

Monographs

• Book: Benedek , István . Semmelweis Krankheit . Akadémiai Kiadó (Translated from Hungarian to German by Alfred Falway) . 1983 . Budapest, Hungary . 963-05-3428-2.
• Book: Carter, K. Codell . Barbara R. Carter . Childbed fever. A scientific biography of Ignaz Semmelweis . Transaction Publishers . February 1, 2005 . 978-1-4128-0467-7 .

Notes

1. Benedek 1983:107
2. Carter 2005:74
3. [:Image:Ignaz Semmelweis 1865 Krankheits-Vorgeschichte.jpg]