Friedrich von Esmarch

Johann Friedrich August von Esmarch
Born(1823-01-09)9 January 1823
Tönning, Duchy of Schleswig (now Germany)
Died23 February 1908(1908-02-23) (aged 85)
Kiel, German Empire
Alma materUniversity of Kiel
University of Göttingen
Known forEsmarch bandage
Scientific career
FieldsSurgery

Johannes Friedrich August von Esmarch (9 January 1823 – 23 February 1908) was a German surgeon. He developed the Esmarch bandage and founded the Deutscher Samariter-Verein, the predecessor of the Deutscher Samariter-Bund.

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