Henry Jacques Garrigues was an American doctor who is considered to have introduced antiseptic

Antiseptic

Antiseptics are antimicrobial substances that are applied to living tissue/skin to reduce the possibility of infection, sepsis, or putrefaction...

 obstetrics

Obstetrics

Obstetrics is the medical specialty dealing with the care of all women's reproductive tracts and their children during pregnancy , childbirth and the postnatal period...

 to America. Born in Copenhagen, Denmark, he was graduated from medical school there in 1869. After moving to the United States, he was named obstetric surgeon at the New York Maternity Hospital and physician in the gynecologic department of the German Dispensary (now Lenox Hill Hospital

Lenox Hill Hospital

Lenox Hill Hospital, on Manhattan's Upper East Side in New York City, is a 652-bed, acute care hospital and a major teaching affiliate of New York University Medical Center. Founded in 1857 as the German Dispensary, today's 10-building Lenox Hill Hospital complex has occupied its present site since...

 in New York. He became a fellow of the American Gynecological Society in 1877 and was vice-president in 1897. Garrigues is buried in Tryon, North Carolina

Tryon, North Carolina

Tryon is a town in Polk County, North Carolina, United States. According to the 2000 Census the population of Tryon was 1,760. The area is a center for equestrian activity and fine arts....

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Published works

• Diagnosis of Ovarian Cysts by Means of the Examination of Their Contents (112 pages, published in 1882 by William Wood of New York).
• Practical Guide in Antiseptic Midwifery in Hospital and Private Practice (Detroit: G.S. Davis, 1886).
• A Textbook of the Science and Art of Obstetrics (Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott, 1902). http://books.google.com/books?id=kmpdvj4ArqcC&pg=RA1-PA224&lpg=RA1-PA224&dq=%22new+york+maternity+hospital%22&source=web&ots=_U38JZAm5l&sig=Z-f74xBDm8Kz5drQVtZCtkaQdZQ#PPP1,M1
• Gynecology, Medical and Surgical (Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott, 1905).