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3 unusual facts about Pfannenstiel


Pfannenstiel

Wilhelm Pfannenstiel (1890–1982), a German professor of hygiene and SS Standartenführer; son of Hermann Johannes Pfannenstiel

Hermann Johannes Pfannenstiel (1862–1909), a German gynecologist who was a native of Berlin (see Pfannenstiel incision)

Pfannenstiel incision, a type of surgical incision that allows access to the abdomen


Jackalyne Pfannenstiel

On April 20, 2004, Governor of California Arnold Schwarzenegger appointed Pfannenstiel to a four-year term as a member of the California Energy Commission, a board with responsibility for power plant licensing, building and appliance efficiency standards, and energy policy development.

Schauenberg

From 1622, Zurich maintained a system of beacons as a warning system, and signals from Schauenberg could be seen at Schnabel (Albis), Pfannenstiel, Tämbrig (above Hermatswil), Üetliberg, Lägern, Zürichberg, Mörsburg, Kyburg, Stammheimerberg and even Hohenklingen.

Wilhelm Pfannenstiel

Pfannenstiel was with Kurt Gerstein in Belzec concentration camp in August 1942 during which he witnessed the botched gassing of Jews from Lwów, an episode which Gerstein included in the subsequently named Gerstein Report and which is partly corroborated in the report of Wehrmacht NCO Wilhelm Cornides.


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