Born in Lancaster on 2 November 1799, John Light Atlee combined medical practice, surgery and teaching. After graduating in 1820, he helped establish the county medical society in 1844 and the Pennsylvania society in 1848. His career led to the presidency of the American Medical Association and the first issue of JAMA.
On 2 November 1869, Adolphe Gubler presents the subcutaneous aspirator developed to Georges Dieulafoy’s specifications to the Académie de médecine. The instrument is designed to help diagnose and treat deep fluid collections through aspiration.
Historical portrait of Albert von Kölliker, reproduced in a book about the University of Zurich published in 1938.Credit and rights
Auteur non indiqué / Die Universität Zürich und ihre Vorläufer (1938), via Wikimedia Commons · Public domain · redimensionnement proportionnel / proportional resize, WebP
Albert von Kölliker died in Würzburg on 2 November 1905. An anatomist and physiologist, he contributed to the microscopic study of tissues and published a major histology textbook in 1852. His career also intersected with early cardiac electrophysiology and Röntgen’s public demonstration of X-rays.
