Ludwig Julius Caspar Mende

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Ludwig Julius Caspar Mende (14 September 1779 in Greifswald – 23 April 1832 in Göttingen) was a German obstetrician and gynecologist.

After graduation from the University of Göttingen (1801), he began work as a lecturer at the University of Greifswald. In 1814 he became an associate professor at Greifswald, followed by a full professorship during the following year. In 1823 he was appointed professor of forensic medicine and obstetrics at Göttingen, where until his death in 1832, he served as director of the department of obstetrics and gynecology.[http://de.wikisource.org/wiki/ADB:Mende,_Ludwig_Julius_Caspar ADB: Mende, Ludwig Julius Caspar Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie] @ Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie

At Göttingen, he was involved in scientific research of OB/GYN issues that included uterine retroflexion, genital prolapse, cervical cancer and postpartum hemorrhage. As an administrator, he gained a reputation for providing a regimen of high quality training in the field of midwifery.[http://wwwuser.gwdg.de/~ukfh/UFK/html/geschichte_der_klinik.html Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Georg-August-Universität Göttingen] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070911120747/http://wwwuser.gwdg.de/~ukfh/UFK/html/geschichte_der_klinik.html |date=2007-09-11 }} History of the University Hospital of Göttingen[http://www.deutsche-biographie.de/sfz61535.html Deutsche Biographie]