Show pageBacklinksCite current pageExport to PDFBack to top This page is read only. You can view the source, but not change it. Ask your administrator if you think this is wrong. ====== 1806 ====== [[1805]]-[[1807]] The word “[[endoscopy]]” was used first by [[Antonin Jean Desormeaux]] (1815–1894), a urologist from [[Paris]] ((Léger P. Antonin Jean Desormeaux [Antonin Jean Desormeaux]. Prog Urol. 2004 Dec;14(6):1231-8. French. PMID: 15751429.)). It is [[Philipp Bozzini]] (1773–1809), however, a German physician born to an aristocratic Italian family, who is credited with the invention of the first [[endoscope]] 200 years ago. The “Lichtleiter,” which he demonstrated in 1806 to the Academy of Medicine of [[Vienna]], consisted of an eyepiece and a container for a candle light, which was reflected by a mirror through a tube 1806.txt Last modified: 2024/06/07 02:52by 127.0.0.1