Antonio Felice Giacich

Antonio Felice Giuseppe Giacich also spelt Antun Feliks Gjačić, Đačić or Jačić (23 May 1813 – 2 May 1898) was a Croatian physician who is remembered for his work in naval medicine.

His thesis "De acu pressore" described a specially designed needle for piercing arteries for therapeutic purposes.

[1] He also spent time on examining medical issues associated with seafarers after the 1851 congress in maritime medicine in Paris suggested that each country produce their own manual.

The Habsburg Kingdom assigned the task to Giacich who also taught at the Naval Academy in Rijeka.

Other contributions included his work on the use of carbolic acid for asepsis and the use of iodine for debridement prior to surgery, a technique that was used in wartime Libya in 1912.