Leopold Auenbrugger

Leopold Auenbrugger
Leopold Auenbrugger and his wife Marianne
Born19 November 1722 (1722-11-19)
Died17 May 1809 (1809-05-18) (aged 86)
NationalityAustrian
Known forpercussion (medicine)
Scientific career
Fieldsmedicine

Josef Leopold Auenbrugger or Avenbrugger[1] (19 November 1722 – 17 May 1809),[2] also known as Leopold von Auenbrugger,[3] was an Austrian physician who invented percussion as a diagnostic technique. On the strength of this discovery, he is considered one of the founders of modern medicine.[3][2]

  1. ^ "Baynes, T. S., ed. (1878). "Avenbrugger, Leopold" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 3 (9th ed.). New York: Charles Scribner's Sons. p. 145.
  2. ^ a b Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "Leopold Auenbrugger" . Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company.
  3. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference americana was invoked but never defined (see the help page).