Alois Bednar
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Austrian paediatrician, born July 3, 1816, Potterstein, Bohemia; died January 28, 1888, Vienna.
Biography of Alois Bednar
Alois Bednar was a famous Viennese paediatrician, chief physician at the city orphanage and associate professor (Dozent) at the University of Vienna. He died from a stroke.
Bibliography
- Lehrbuch der Kinderheilkrankheiten. Vienna, 1856.
- Kinder-Diätetik oder naturgemässe Pflege des Kindes in den ersten Lebensjahren, mit besonderer Berücksichtigung der noch dabei herrschenden Irrtümer und Vorurteile.
Vienna, 1857.
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