Joachim Friedrich Henckel (4 March 1712 in Preussisch Holland – 1 July 1779) was a Prussian surgeon at Charité hospital in Berlin.Ernst Gurlt: Henckel, Joachim Friedrich. In: General German Biography (ADB). Band 11 Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1880, pp. 730 ff.
His publications include Medical and Surgical Observations (1744).Thomas, J. The Universal Dictionary of Biography and Mythology, Vol. II, p. 1161 (1887)
In 1769, Henckel conducted the first caesarean section to incise the linea alba on a living woman. The child survived, though the mother later died, probably due to peritonitis. The surgery drew so much attention that King Frederick II named Henckel professor of surgery and a Court Counselor. From 1773 to 1779, Henckel served as director of the Charité.MT Shepherd, David M. MT Shepherd, David M.: Comments on obstetrics in the 18th Century. Joachim Friedrich Henckel (1712–1779). The first caesarean section in the living 225 years ago in Berlin, International journal of gynecology, ISSN 0044-4197, 118 Born (1996), No. 3, pp. 121-128David, Matthias * Ebert, Andreas D. (eds.) Geschichte der Berliner Universitats-frauenkliniken p. 73 (2009) (in German)
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