Friedrich Benjamin Osiander

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Friedrich Benjamin Osiander (1759-1822)

Friedrich Benjamin Osiander (9 February 1759, Zell unter Aichelberg – 25 May 1822, Göttingen) was an obstetrician at Göttingen, who invented uterine traction forceps. He was the father of obstetrician Johann Friedrich Osiander.

He studied medicine at the University of Tübingen, and following graduation (1779), settled as a general practitioner in Kirchheim unter Teck. In 1792 he became an associate professor of obstetrics at the University of Göttingen.^[1]

Principal works

Lehrbuch der Hebammenkunst : sowohl zum Unterricht angehender Hebammen als zum Lesebuch für jede Mutter, 1796 - Textbook of midwifery.
Neue Denkwürdigkeiten für Aerzte und Geburtshelfer, 1797 - New memorandum for physicians and obstetricians.
Handbuch der Entbindungskunst, 1818 - Handbook of obstetrics.^[2]

Authority control	WorldCat VIAF: 15199619 LCCN: n2001128203 ISNI: 0000 0001 1040 9967 GND: 104103663

Persondata
Name	Osiander, Friedrich Benjamin
Alternative names
Short description	German obstetrician
Date of birth	1759
Place of birth	Zell unter Aichelberg
Date of death	1822
Place of death	Göttingen

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