Alfred von Exner-Ewarten
Alfred von Exner-Ewarten (born May 18, 1875 in Vienna ; † November 8, 1921 there ) was an Austrian surgeon .
Alfred Exner came from one of Austria's most famous academic families and was the son of Sigmund Exner and Emilie Exner . His brother Felix (1876–1930) became a famous meteorologist.
He studied medicine at the Universities of Vienna and Heidelberg, and in 1900 he received his doctorate. med. From 1909 he was a private lecturer in surgery, from 1912 tit. ao. Professor. During the First World War he was the chief surgeon in the garrison hospital n. 1. From 1917 to 1919 he was chief surgeon at the hospital of the Barmherzigen Brüder in Vienna. His specialties were gallstone diseases and radium therapy for carcinomas . In 1903 he achieved his first successes at the University of Vienna in the treatment of daughter tumors of breast cancer . He was buried at the Döblinger Friedhof .
literature
- Exner-Ewarten Alfred von. In: Austrian Biographical Lexicon 1815–1950 (ÖBL). Volume 1, Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna 1957, p. 276.
- Berta Karlik, Erich Schmid: Franz Serafin Exner and his circle. A contribution to the history of physics in Austria , Vienna: Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften 1982. ISBN 3-7001-0437-5
Individual evidence
- ^ Alfred Exner grave site , Vienna, Döblinger Friedhof, Group 8, Row 4, No. 6.
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|---|---|
| SURNAME | Exner-Ewarten, Alfred von |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian surgeon |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 18, 1875 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Vienna |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 8, 1921 |
| Place of death | Vienna |