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<p>[QUOTE="chrisild, post: 3133017, member: 39"]Ten years ago, by the way, the Austrian Mint issued a €50 gold coin that honored Semmelweis (image from muenze-oesterreich.at). The piece shows his portrait on one side, and on the other side a view of the Vienna General Hospital where he worked for a couple of years. And you also see how important washing your hands is. Semmelweis was one of those whose achievements were not really honored during their lifetime. In fact, he was moved to a psychiatric hospital, and the circumstances of his death are somewhat nebulous ...</p><p><br /></p><p>Christian</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]799437[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="chrisild, post: 3133017, member: 39"]Ten years ago, by the way, the Austrian Mint issued a €50 gold coin that honored Semmelweis (image from muenze-oesterreich.at). The piece shows his portrait on one side, and on the other side a view of the Vienna General Hospital where he worked for a couple of years. And you also see how important washing your hands is. Semmelweis was one of those whose achievements were not really honored during their lifetime. In fact, he was moved to a psychiatric hospital, and the circumstances of his death are somewhat nebulous ... Christian [ATTACH=full]799437[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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