Henry Heimlich

Henry Judah Heimlich (February 3, 1920 – December 17, 2016) was an American thoracic surgeon. He is known as the inventor of the Heimlich maneuver.  It is a technique of abdominal thrusts for stopping choking.

Heimlich, born in Wilmington, Delaware on February 3, 1920. He died from complications from a heart attack in Cincinnati, Ohio, aged 96.

References

Other websites
 Biography page  at the Heimlich Institute
 Henry Heimlich Archival Collection Finding Aid
 Outmaneuvered: How We Busted the Heimlich Medical Frauds by Peter M. Heimlich

Category:1920 births
Category:2016 deaths
Category:American surgeons
Category:Scientists from Wilmington, Delaware
Category:Jewish American scientists
Category:Cornell University alumni
Category:Medical researchers
Category:People from New Rochelle, New York
Category:Scientists from New York (state)