What was Semmelweis's first name?
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Ignaz
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Ignaz Semmelweis was a Hungarian physician who discovered the importance of handwashing in preventing the spread of infection. He noticed that the mortality rate in the maternity ward of the Vienna General Hospital was much higher than in the other wards, and he eventually determined that this was because the doctors and medical students were not washing their hands after examining patients with puerperal fever.
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