Cornelia de Lange

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Cornelia de Lange ( June 24, 1871 - January 28, 1950 ) was a Dutch pediatrician . She described u. a. In 1933 the Cornelia de Lange Syndrome, later named after her, for the first time .

Life

Cornelia de Lange grew up in Alkmaar , where she also graduated from school. Her wish was to study medicine after school. Out of consideration for her father's wishes, however, she first began studying chemistry at the University of Amsterdam in 1891 . Her father later allowed her to change studies and so she was able to complete her studies in medicine in 1897 . She was recognized as a doctor of medicine that same year. After completing her studies, Cornelia de Lange first settled in Amsterdam as a general practitioner . During this time, too, she was particularly interested in pediatrics. She attended the Children's Hospital in Zurich for four months before she successfully specialized as a pediatrician in her practice. In 1907 she was appointed to the Emma Kinderziekenhuis , where a newborn ward was set up under her direction . In 1927 she was appointed to the chair of pediatrics, which she held until 1938. Subsequently, she worked at the Emma Kinderziekenhuis until her death.

literature

  • P. Beighton, G. Beighton: The Man Behind the Syndrome. Springer, Berlin / Heidelberg / New York / Tokyo 1986, pp. 38–39.
  • A. de Knecht-van Eekelen, RC Hennekam: Historical study: Cornelia C. de Lange (1871–1950) - a pioneer in clinical genetics. In: American journal of medical genetics. Vol. 52, No. 3, September 1994, pp. 257-266. doi: 10.1002 / ajmg.1320520302 . PMID 7810555 .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ C. de Lange: Sur un type nouveau de degenerescence (typus Amstelodamensis). In: Archive de Médicine Enfants. 1933, Volume 36, pp. 713-719.
  2. ↑ Cornelia Catharina de Lange. Whonamedit, accessed August 12, 2016 .
personal data
SURNAME Lange, Cornelia de
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Dutch pediatrician
DATE OF BIRTH June 24, 1871
DATE OF DEATH January 28, 1950