Ludwik Teichmann
Ludwik Karol Teichmann-Stawiarski (1823–1895) was a Polish anatomist and discoverer of a new way of research in forensic medicine, after whom Teichmann crystals are called.
Ludwik Teichmann | |
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 Teichmann in 1881 | |
| Born | Ludwik Karol Teichmann-Stawiarski 16 September 1823 Lublin, Poland |
| Died | 24 November 1895 (aged 72) Kraków, Poland |
| Occupation | anatomist |
Life
Teichmann was born on 16 September 1823 in Lublin.[1][2]
In 1856, Teichmann became a Doctor of Medicine at the University of Göttingen.[1] In 1861, he became a Professor of pathological anatomy at the Jagiellonian University in Kraków.[1][2] and in 1868 he became a professor of descriptive and comparative anatomy there,[1] where he also served as Rector from 1877 to 1878.[2]
He introduced injection and corrosion techniques into pathology and used them to study the lymphatic system in health and disease.[3] He discovered haemin crystals, now known as Teichmann's crystals.[4]
Works
Among his works, Das saugadersystem vom anatomischen standpunkte (1861) in particular acquired recognition.[1]
See also
References
- "Teichmann (T.-Stawiarski), Ludwig". Nordisk familjebok (in Swedish). Vol. 28 (2nd ed.). Stockholm. 1919. p. 662. Retrieved Aug 16, 2019.
{{cite encyclopedia}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - "Ludwik Karol TEICHMANN". khm.cm-uj.krakow.pl (in Polish). Retrieved Aug 16, 2019.
- Gryglewski, Ryszard W. (2014). "Ludwik Karol Teichmann jako preparator [Ludwik Karol Teichmann--a preparator]". Kwartalnik Historii Nauki I Techniki. 59 (3): 37–66. ISSN 0023-589X. PMID 25675729.
- Olbrycht, J. (1953). "The centenary of the discovery of haemin crystals". Acta Medicinae Legalis et Socialis. 6 (3–4): 211–216. ISSN 0065-1397. PMID 13113905.