Frederick Parkes Weber
Frederick Parkes Weber ( May 8, 1863 - June 2, 1962 ) was a British dermatologist.
His father, Sir Hermann David Weber (1823–1918) came from Upper Bavaria and had emigrated to England to work at the German Hospital in London .
Frederick Parkes Weber completed his medical studies at St. Bartholomew's Hospital as well as in Vienna and Paris. After his return to England he also worked at the German Hospital, Dalston in London from 1894. He later became House Physician and House Surgeon at St. Bartholomew's Hospital, as well as House Physician at Brompton Hospital and Doctor at Mount Vernon Hospital.
In 1922, using X-ray technology, he succeeded in detecting calcium deposits inside the skull in a congenital neurocutaneous disease known as the Sturge-Weber-Krabbe Syndrome .
Weber has authored over 1200 medical articles and 23 books over the course of 50 years. In 1910 he published a book on the philosophy of medicine, which had several editions.
A comprehensive collection of his work is in the possession of the Wellcome Library in London.
Diseases / syndromes
His name is associated with numerous diseases and syndromes:
- Klippel-Trénaunay-Weber syndrome
- Osler – Weber – Rendu disease
- Parkes Weber Syndrome
- Weber – Christian Disease
- Weber – Cockayne Syndrome
Individual evidence
- ^ McKusick VA .: Frederick Parkes Weber 1863 - 1962. In: JAMA . tape 183 , 1963, pp. 45-49 .
- ^ Entry on Sir Hermann David Weber in the Encyclopedia Britannica
- ^ Entry on Frederick Weber Parkes in Altmeyer's Encyclopedia (online) Springer Verlag 2017, accessed on November 20, 2017
- ^ Weber FP: Aspects of Death and Correlated Aspects of Life in Art, Epigram, and Poetry. Contributions towards an Anthology and an Iconography of the Subject. Illustrated Especially by Medals, Engraved Gems, Jewels, Ivories, Antique Pottery, & c . The Open Court Publishing Company, Chicago 1910.
- ^ Hall LA: Illustrations from the Wellcome Library. A "Remarkable Collection": The Papers of Frederick Parkes Weber FRCP 1863-1962. In: Medical History . tape 45 , 2001, p. 523-532 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Weber, Frederick Parkes |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British dermatologist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 8, 1863 |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 2, 1962 |