Ernst Blasius

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Ernst Carl Friedrich Blasius (born November 20, 1802 in Berlin , † July 11, 1875 in Halle (Saale) ) was a German surgeon .

Life

Ernst Carl Friedrich Blasius was born in Berlin on November 20, 1802 , the son of the businessman Christian Friedrich and Henriette Sophia Schultzen. Having trained at the Joachimsthal Gymnasium , in 1818 he moved into the military medical training facility of the University of Berlin , the Pépinière . His promotion to Doctor of Medicine took place on April 5, 1823. The next four years he served as a military doctor. Then he passed his state examination , but because of his “outstanding operational talent” he was advised to pursue an academic career. In 1829 he completed his habilitation as a private lecturer in surgery at the University of Halle . In Berlin he became a member of the Masonic Lodge Zum Pilgrim .

In the following year he was appointed associate professor of surgery there . In 1831 he became provisional director of the university clinic. Promoted to full professor in 1834, he also became the final director of the clinic and made a name for himself as a doctor and academic. But his reports from the university clinic and his other scientific work were also received positively. From 1853 he was also a secret medical advisor . He was also honored with the Order of the Red Eagle, Second Class, Eichenlaub, the Order of the Crown, Second Class, the Order of Leopold and the House Order of Albrecht the Bear, First Class.

Blasius dealt in particular with ophthalmology and bone diseases . In addition, he developed prostheses to replace lost body parts, developed surgical methods for reconstructive surgery and provided new knowledge in the areas of blood transfusion , the dislocation of various joints, the theory of necrosis and "sensory neuroses". He also ensured that the university clinic was expanded in terms of his areas of interest.

In 1867, Blasius left the university clinic for health reasons. In his 36 years of activity there, he treated 80,720 patients and carried out 4,267 major operations. In the following years he supported Ernst Kohlschütter in the Diakonissenanstalt Halle . He celebrated his 50th doctoral anniversary on April 5, 1873 with former students and colleagues. On July 11, 1875, Ernst Blasius died at the age of 72 in Halle. He was buried in Halle's Stadtgottesacker (inner field, department II). His student Richard von Volkmann succeeded him as a surgery professor.

Fonts

Illustration from: New contributions to practical surgery , 1857
  • De tractus intestinorum formatione mammalium embryonibus (dissertation, 1823)
  • De fungi durae matris accuratiori distinctione (habilitation thesis, 1829)
  • Handbook of Akiurgy (three volumes; 1830 to 1832)
  • Clinical-surgical remarks. A report of the events of the surgical ophthalmological clinic of the k. University of Halle (1832)
  • Aciurgical illustrations or depictions of bloody surgical operations and the tools invented for them, with explanatory text. (Berlin 1833)
  • Concise dictionary of all surgery and ophthalmology (four volumes; 1836 to 1838)
  • About lupus or herpes exedens (1834)
  • Akiurgy Textbook (1835)
  • Surgery textbook (1835)
  • New contributions to practical surgery. In addition to a report on the surgical and ophthalmic clinic of the Royal University of Halle during the 25-year period from May 1, 1831 to May 1, 1856 (1857)

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Quote according to the professor's catalog
  2. ↑ Uwe Rose The Diakoniekrankenhaus Halle in: The Surgeons Association Saxony-Anhalt 1990-2000 Halle 2001, p. 130
personal data
SURNAME Blaise, Ernst
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Blasius, Ernst Carl Friedrich (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German surgeon
DATE OF BIRTH November 20, 1802
PLACE OF BIRTH Berlin
DATE OF DEATH July 11, 1875
Place of death Halle (Saale)