Ferdinand August Maria Franz von Ritgen (11 October 1787 – 14 April 1867) was a German ostetrician and naturalist. October 11 is the 284th day of the year (285th in Leap years). ... 1787 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... April 14 is the 104th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (105th in leap years). ... 1867 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Obstetrics (from the Latin obstare, to stand by) is the surgical specialty dealing with the care of a woman and her offspring during pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (the period shortly after birth). ... Natural history is an umbrella term for what are now usually viewed as a number of distinct scientific disciplines. ...

He studied at Giessen and worked at Stadtberge, where he became a professor of surgery and obstetrics in 1814. He founded a school for midwives.

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