Historedia
Person

Francis Rynd

Events
1
Episodes
2
Years
1851–1853

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Francis Rynd, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. Pravaz and Wood independently invent the hypodermic syringe

    1851–1853

    Role: Irish physician

    1. 1851 · Scotland (regional context; no specific locality supplied)Wood's Glass Syringe

      Wood invented the all-glass syringe in 1851, allowing dosage estimation through visible liquid levels.

    2. 1853 · LyonPravaz's Adaptation

      Pravaz adapted Rynd's needle to inject coagulants, establishing a practical hypodermic syringe in Lyon.

Sources

  1. Charles Pravaz Wikipedia, revision of 2025-03-17
  2. Hypodermic needle Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-27