Person DS/UK/5873 Braun; Carl Rudolf; Sir; Obstetrician Braun Carl Rudolf Obstetrician B. 22 March 1823 in Zistersdorf, Austria, d. 28 March 1891 in Vienna, Austria

Knighted and bestowed the title "Ritter von Fernwald" in 1872 Obstetrician Invented the Braun Decapitation Hook, credited with establishing gynaecology as a separate field of study, affiliated with the "Braun-Fernwald Sign" during pregnancy, which denotes assymetrical enlargement and softening of the uterine fundus within first four-to-five weeks of pregnancy. https://www.google.ie/books/edition/Eponyms_and_Names_in_Obstetrics_and_Gyna/z5CFDwAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=0 International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) 2nd edition - ICA 2004 ISBN 2-9521932-2-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 Yes AXIELLNET\RCPIMCrawte 24/02/2025 AXIELLNET\RCPIMCrawte 03/04/2025 cb67991c-9b72-43d7-93c6-f83f7fd10134