János Bókai ( Bock János; 18 May 1822 – 20 October 1884) was a Hungarian academic, professor,Benedek 1983:107 pediatrician and the director of a children's hospital in Budapest.Carter 2005:74 He also pioneered rhino-laryngology and the development of laryngoscopy and rhinoscopy. He wrote the anamnesis of Ignaz Semmelweis which played a role in the admission of Semmelweis to an insane asylum, where he died.:Image:Ignaz Semmelweis 1865 Krankheits-Vorgeschichte.jpg
His sons were János Bókay Jr.Az ifjú Bókai Jánost (később, amikor nemességet kapott, változott neve Bókayra) "János Bókai Jr. (later, when he was granted nobility, his name was changed to Bókay)" The history of the Children's Clinic (Bókay Street Department) from the beginning (1858–1937) at the website of Semmelweis University (in Hungarian) and Árpád Bókay, both medical doctors.
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