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Ferdinand August Maria Franz von Ritgen (11 October 1787 – 14 April 1867) was a German obstetrician born in the Westphalian village of Wulfen (now part of Dorsten). He is remembered for instruction in the field of midwifery. He studied at Giessen and later worked as district medical officer at Stadtberge.〔(Plett - Schmidseder ) by K. G. Saur Verlag GmbH & Company〕 In 1814 he attained the chair of surgery and obstetrics at the University of Giessen. Subsequently he founded a school for midwives. In 1825/26 and 1837/38 he served as university rector.〔(Deutsche Biographie )〕 Ritgen was editor of the journal ''Gemeinsame deutsche Zeitschrift für Geburtskunde''.〔(Bibliography of Ritgen ) @ Who Named It〕 His name is associated with the so-called "Ritgen's maneuver" (German: ''Ritgen-Hinterdammgriff''),〔(Enzyklo.de ) (definition of the term)〕 an obstetrical technique defined as delivery of a child's head by pressure on the perineum while controlling the speed of delivery by pressure with the other hand on the head.〔(Mondofacto Dictionary ) Ritgen's manoeuvre〕 Ritgen was also interested in natural sciences, publishing works in the fields of botany, geology, zoology and even astronomy.〔〔(The Western Journal of Medicine, Volume 2 ) edited by Theophilus Parvin〕 He was the father of architect Hugo von Ritgen (1811-1889).〔 == Written works == * In obstetrics: * ''Handbuch der niedern Geburtshülfe'', 1824 - Manual of the lower midwifery. * ''(Pathologie und Therapie der Afterbildungen )'', (1828) - Pathology and therapy following training. * ''Lehr- und Handbuch der Geburtshülfe für Hebammen'', 1848 - Teaching aid and manual on obstetrics for midwives, 1848.〔(OCLC Classify ) (publications)〕 * In natural sciences: * ''Versuch einer natürlichen Eintheilung der Amphibien'' 1826 - Essay on a natural division of amphibians. * ''Versuch einer natürlichen Eintheilung der Vögel'' 1826 - Essay on a natural division of birds.〔(Biodiversity Heritage Library ) (publications)〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Ferdinand August Maria Franz von Ritgen」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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