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Ferdinand Sauerbruch, German surgeon and academic (died 1951)
Ernst Ferdinand Sauerbruch was a German surgeon. His major work was on the use of negative-pressure chambers for surgery. Before World War II, the German Government awarded Sauerbruch the German National Prize for Art and Science. In mid-September 1943, Sauerbruch was awarded the Knight's Cross of the War Merit Cross with Swords.
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Ferdinand Sauerbruch was born in 1875. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.
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| Measure | 1875 | 2026 |
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| Population | 42.6M | 341 million |
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