Jean_Verbrugge

Jean Verbrugge

Jean Verbrugge

Belgian fencer

Jean Verbrugge (16 December 1896 – 7 January 1964) was a Belgian orthopedic surgeon, professor at Ghent University, and the inventor of the Verbrugge forceps as well as other surgical tools.[1] Early in his career, he was also an accomplished fencer who competed for Belgium at the 1920 and 1928 Summer Olympics.[2][3]

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Dr. Verbrugge was the author of 175 publications on orthopedic medicine, and President of the Belgian Orthopedic Association three times.[4]

References

  1. [1]
    "Ghent University Orthopaedists Known for Osteosynthesis Meniscus Spine Advances"
  2. [2]
    "Jean Verbrugge Bio, Stats, and Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 3 October 2016. Retrieved 5 July 2016.
  3. [3]
    "Jean Verbrugge". Olympedia. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
  4. [4]
    "Verbrugge, Jean", in Who's Who in Orthopedics, Seyed B. Mostofi, ed. (Springer Science & Business Media, 2004) pp342-344


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