Joachim Friedrich Henckel (4 March 1712 in Preussisch Holland – 1 July 1779) was a Prussian surgeon at Charité hospital in Berlin.[1]
His publications include Medical and Surgical Observations (1744).[2]
In 1769, Henckel conducted the first caesarean section to incise the linea alba on a living woman. The child survived, though the mother later died, probably due to peritonitis. The surgery drew so much attention that King Frederick II named Henckel professor of surgery and a Court Counselor. From 1773 to 1779, Henckel served as director of the Charité.[3][4]
- ^ Ernst Gurlt: Henckel, Joachim Friedrich. In: General German Biography (ADB). Band 11 Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1880, pp. 730 ff.
- ^ Thomas, J. The Universal Dictionary of Biography and Mythology, Vol. II, p. 1161 (1887)
- ^ MT Shepherd, David M. MT Shepherd, David M.: Comments on obstetrics in the 18th Century. Joachim Friedrich Henckel (1712–1779). The first caesarean section in the living 225 years ago in Berlin, International journal of gynecology, ISSN 0044-4197, 118 Born (1996), No. 3, pp. 121-128
- ^ David, Matthias * Ebert, Andreas D. (eds.) Geschichte der Berliner Universitats-frauenkliniken p. 73 (2009) (in German)