Ludwik Teichmann

Ludwik Teichmann
Teichmann in 1881
Born
Ludwik Karol Teichmann-Stawiarski

(1823-09-16)16 September 1823
Lublin, Poland
Died24 November 1895(1895-11-24) (aged 72)
Kraków, Poland
Occupationanatomist

Ludwik Karol Teichmann-Stawiarski (September 16, 1823 – November 24, 1895) was a Polish anatomist and discoverer of a new way of research in forensic medicine, after whom Teichmann crystals are called.

Life

Teichmann was born on (1823-09-16)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]

Teichmann died on (1895-11-24)24 November 1895 in Kraków.[1][2]

Works

Among his works, Das saugadersystem vom anatomischen standpunkte (1861) in particular acquired recognition.[1]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f "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)
  2. ^ a b c d "Ludwik Karol TEICHMANN". khm.cm-uj.krakow.pl (in Polish). Retrieved Aug 16, 2019.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ 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.


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