December 21 –
British surgeon
Robert Liston carries out the first operation under anesthesia in Europe.[9]
Édouard Séguin publishes Traitement moral, hygiène et éducation des idiots et des autres enfants arriérés in
Paris, the earliest systematic textbook dealing with the
special needs of children with
developmental disabilities;[10] his views will be influential on both sides of the Atlantic.
December 21 –
British surgeon
Robert Liston carries out the first operation under anesthesia in Europe.[9]
Édouard Séguin publishes Traitement moral, hygiène et éducation des idiots et des autres enfants arriérés in
Paris, the earliest systematic textbook dealing with the
special needs of children with
developmental disabilities;[10] his views will be influential on both sides of the Atlantic.