Dr. Charles Delucena Meigs (February 19, 1792 – June 22, 1869) was an influential American obstetrician of the nineteenth century who is remembered for his opposition to obstetrical anesthesia and to the idea that physicians' hands could transmit disease to their patients.
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19 February 1792 St. George, Bermuda
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Died |
22 June 1869 (aged 77)
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Zodiac | Aquarius |
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