August Bier

August Bier
August Bier
Born(1861-11-24)24 November 1861
Bad Arolsen, Principality of Waldeck and Pyrmont
Died12 March 1949(1949-03-12) (aged 87)
Sauen, Brandenburg, Germany
NationalityGerman
CitizenshipGerman
Known forspinal anesthesia, intravenous regional anesthesia
SpouseAnna
AwardsCameron Prize for Therapeutics of the University of Edinburgh (1910)
Geheimrat
Eagle Shield of the German Reich (1936)
German National Prize for Art and Science (1938)
Scientific career
Fieldssurgery, anesthesiology
InstitutionsUniversity of Greifswald,
University of Bonn,
Charité – Universitätsmedizin

August Karl Gustav Bier (24 November 1861 – 12 March 1949) was a German surgeon. He was the first to perform spinal anesthesia and intravenous regional anesthesia.

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