Now,I might seem like a grumpy old fart, but isn't semmelweis taught in secondary school? In what way is it relevant to the HN crowd? I am genuinely curious. I

Now,I might seem like a grumpy old fart, but isn't semmelweis taught in secondary school? In what way is it relevant to the HN crowd? I am genuinely curious. IIRC he died a very dishonoured and sick man in some sort of mental institution, so the whole "keep fighting for what you believe in" didn't really work for him.