Joachim Friedrich Henckel (4 March 1712 inPreussisch Holland – 1 July 1779) was aPrussian surgeon atCharité hospital inBerlin.[1]
His publications includeMedical and Surgical Observations (1744).[2]
In 1769, Henckel conducted the firstcaesarean section to incise thelinea alba on a living woman. The child survived, though the mother later died, probably due toperitonitis. The surgery drew so much attention thatKing Frederick II named Henckel professor of surgery and a Court Counselor. From 1773 to 1779, Henckel served as director of the Charité.[3][4]
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