About Edmund Biernacki
Lived 1866 – 1911 (aged 45). Edmund Biernacki was a Polish and Russian neurologist, pathologist, university teacher and physician.
Edmund Faustyn Biernacki (19 December 1866 in Opoczno – 29 December 1911 in Lwów) was a Polish physician.
Biernacki was the first one to note a relationship between the sedimentation rate of red blood cells in a human blood sample and the general condition of the organism. This method, known as the Biernacki Reaction, is used worldwide to assess erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR), which is one of the major blood tests.
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Who was Edmund Biernacki?
Polish physician (1866–1911)
When was Edmund Biernacki born?
Edmund Biernacki was born on 19 December 1866 in Opoczno.
When did Edmund Biernacki die?
Edmund Biernacki died on 29 December 1911 in Lviv.
What was Edmund Biernacki's occupation?
Edmund Biernacki was a neurologist, pathologist, university teacher and physician.
What nationality was Edmund Biernacki?
Edmund Biernacki was Polish and Russian.
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