August Eduard Martin (14 July 1847,

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– 26 November 1933,

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) was a German

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and

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. His father, Eduard Arnold Martin (1809–1875), was also a specialist in OB/GYN. He studied medicine at the universities of

and

, receiving his doctorate at the latter institution in 1870. He worked as an assistant to his father in Berlin, where he obtained his

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in 1876. In Berlin, he opened a private clinic that became renowned for operative gynecology. From 1899 to 1907, he served as a full professor at the

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, where he was also appointed head of the ''Frauenklinik''.August Eduard Martin
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Martin, August Eduard
In: Neue Deutsche Biographie (NDB). Band 16, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 1990, , S. 284 f. He is credited with developing a variety of gynecological and obstetrical surgical procedures, being especially recognized for his work involving vaginal operations. He also introduced several instruments into medicine, that included a ''Scheidenspekulum''. With

Max Saenger Max Saenger () (14 March 1853, Bayreuth – 12 January 1903, Prague) was a German obstetrician and gynecologist who was a native of Bayreuth. He studied medicine at the University of Leipzig, then continued with graduate studies in OB/GYN and pat ...

, he founded the publication "''Monatsschrift für Geburtshilfe und Gynäkologie''" in 1894.

Selected works

* ''Leitfaden der operativen Geburtshülfe'', 1877. * ''Hand-Atlas der Gynäkologie und Geburtshülfe'' (2nd edition, 1878), by Eduard Arnold Martin, edited by August Eduard Martin, translated into English a
"Atlas of obstetrics and gynaecology"
(1880). * ''Lehrbuch der Geburtshilfe, für praktische Ärzte und Studirende'', 1891. * ''Handbuch der Krankheiten der weiblichen Adnexorgane'', 1895. * ''Pathologie und Therapie der Frauenkrankheiten'' (4th edition 1907), with Philipp Jacob Jung, translated into English and published a
"Pathology and treatment of diseases of women"
(1912).HathiTrust Digital Library
(published works)

References

External Sources

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Guide to August Eduard Martin, Illustrations of Forcepses Scrapbook circa 1800s
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University of Chicago Special Collections Research CenterGuide to August Eduard Martin, Notes 1837
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Martin, August Eduard 1847 births 1933 deaths Physicians from Jena People from Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach German obstetricians German gynaecologists Humboldt University of Berlin alumni University of Jena alumni Academic staff of the University of Greifswald Academic staff of the Humboldt University of Berlin