Eduard Jäger von Jaxtthal
Eduard Jäger von Jaxtthal (born June 25, 1818 in Vienna , † July 5, 1884 in Vienna-Penzing ) was an Austrian ophthalmologist .
Life
Eduard is the son of Friedrich Jäger von Jaxtthal and grandson of Georg Josef Beer . In 1844 he received his doctorate from his father at the Josephinum in Vienna with a dissertation on cataract surgery.
plant
Jäger von Jaxtthal introduced the ophthalmoscope , which had been invented by Hermann von Helmholtz four years earlier, by publishing his findings in 1855 and made valuable contributions to the anatomy of the eye. Together with Ignaz Gulz , he represented Austria at the first international congress for ophthalmology that took place in Brussels in 1857 . He gained worldwide fame through his eye operations. He made a contribution to diopters and the teaching of glaucoma . His images of the fundus could not be surpassed for many decades.
In 1894 Eduard-Jaeger-Gasse in Vienna- Hietzing was named after him.
Fonts
- Contributions to the pathology of the eye - Vienna: Staatsdruckerei, 1855.
- Results of the examination of the human eye with the ophthalmoscope. Vienna: Staatsdr. 1855.
- Ophthalmoscopic hand atlas. Vienna, court printing house 1869.
literature
- Constantin von Wurzbach : In the article of his father Jaeger Edler von Jaxtthal, Friedrich . In: Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich . 10th part. Imperial-Royal Court and State Printing Office, Vienna 1863, p. 36 f. ( Digitized version ).
- Jaeger von Jaxthal Eduard. In: Austrian Biographical Lexicon 1815–1950 (ÖBL). Volume 3, Publishing House of the Austrian Academy of Sciences, Vienna 1965, p. 57 f. (Direct links on p. 57 , p. 58 ).
- Helga Stellamor: Hunter from Jaxtthal, Eduard. In: New German Biography (NDB). Volume 10, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 1974, ISBN 3-428-00191-5 , pp. 271 f. ( Digitized version ).
- Gabriela Schmidt: Jäger, Eduard von Jaxtthal. In: Werner E. Gerabek u. a. (Ed.): Encyclopedia of medical history. De Gruyter, Berlin / New York 2005, ISBN 3-11-015714-4 , p. 687.
Web links
- Biography in the Austria forum
- Entry on Eduard Jäger von Jaxtthal in the Austria Forum (in the AEIOU Austria Lexicon )
Individual evidence
- ↑ Frank Krogmann: Gulz, Ignaz. In: Austrian Biographical Lexicon from 1815 - online. November 27, 2017, accessed March 4, 2020 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Jaxtthal Hunter, Eduard |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian ophthalmologist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 25, 1818 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Vienna |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 5, 1884 |
| Place of death | Vienna |