Werner Zoege von Manteuffel
Werner Maximilian Friedrich Zoege von Manteuffel was a Baltic German medical surgeon. He was the earliest advocate of sterilised gloves.
Von Manteuffel studied at the University of Dorpat and became a doctor in 1886.
He published an article in 1897 recommending surgeons use rubber gloves and boil them in water before wearing them. At the time most doctors operated with their bare hands, or wore gloves of cotton, leather, or other absorbent materials.
