Alfred Fuchs (doctor)
Alfred Fuchs (born August 2, 1870 in Karolinenthal near Prague , † October 5, 1927 in Vienna ) was an Austrian neurologist and psychiatrist . His investigations into the cerebrospinal fluid , the Fuchs-Rosenthal counting chamber and the measurement of the pupil size are of particular importance .
Life
Alfred Fuchs studied at the Universities of Prague and Vienna, in 1894 he received his doctorate. med. In 1900 he became assistant to Richard von Krafft-Ebing (whose works he edited after the death of his teacher) and Julius Wagner-Jauregg in the Purkersdorf Sanatorium .
In 1905 he completed his habilitation in psychiatry and neurology and became a professor in 1912. Until his death he worked in the Oberstein sanatorium in Döbling .
Fonts
- Therapy of abnormal vita sexualis in men with special consideration of suggestive treatment. With a foreword v. Prof. v. Krafft-Ebing , Stuttgart 1899
- The measurement of the pupil size and timing of the light reaction of the pupils in individual psychoses and nervous diseases. A clinical study , Leipzig 1904
- Introduction to the Study of Nervous Diseases , Vienna 1911
- Psychopathia Sexualis . With special consideration of the contrary sexual sensation. A medico-judicial study for doctors and lawyers , Stuttgart, after Krafft-Ebings death, edition 13 (1907) to edition 15 (1918)
- The contrary sexual sensation including anomalies d. Sexual Life , Stuttgart 1926
literature
- Fox Alfred. In: Austrian Biographical Lexicon 1815–1950 (ÖBL). Volume 1, Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna 1957, p. 378.
- Marlene Jantsch: Fuchs, Alfred. In: New German Biography (NDB). Volume 5, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 1961, ISBN 3-428-00186-9 , p. 676 f. ( Digitized version ).
Web links
- Literature by and about Alfred Fuchs in the catalog of the German National Library
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Fuchs, Alfred |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian neurologist and psychiatrist |
DATE OF BIRTH | August 2, 1870 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Karolinenthal near Prague |
DATE OF DEATH | October 5, 1927 |
Place of death | Vienna |