Werner Forssmann (Nobel Prize 1956)- Vintage Signed Photograph
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6X8 Vintage B&W Glossy photograph signed in green fountain pen ink by Werner Forssmann. A couple of creased corners and some waviness, otherwise excellent.(1904-1979) Werner Theodor Otto Forßmann was a German researcher and physician from Germany who shared the 1956 Nobel Prize in Medicine (with Andre Frederic Cournand and Dickinson W. Richards) for developing a procedure that allowed cardiac catheterization. In 1929, he put himself under local anesthesia and inserted a catheter into a vein of his arm. Not knowing if the catheter might pierce a vein, he put his life at risk. Forssmann was nevertheless successful; he safely passed the catheter into his heart.This lot came from the Jim Wiggins collection we purchased in July 2022. Jim Wiggins accumulated the most unique and valuable autograph collection over a period of 70-plus years. He obtained his collection either in person or by writing to persons of fame and notoriety. Comes with a full Letter of Authenticity from Todd Mueller Authentics.
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Werner Forssmann (Nobel Prize 1956)- Vintage Signed Photograph
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