Leopold Auenbrugger, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Leopold Auenbrugger

18th-century Austrian physician

Date of Birth: 19-Nov-1722

Place of Birth: Graz, Styria, Austria

Date of Death: 17-May-1809

Profession: writer, physician

Nationality: Austria

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Josef Leopold Auenbrugger or Avenbrugger (19 November 1722 – 17 May 1809), also known as Leopold von Auenbrugger, was the Austrian physician who invented percussion as a diagnostic technique.
On the strength of this discovery, he is considered one of the founders of modern medicine.