Georg Lotheissen
Georg Lotheissen (born September 14, 1868 in Geneva , † October 28, 1941 in Vienna ) was an Austrian surgeon .
Life
Georg Lotheissen was the son of the German-Austrian Romanist and cultural historian Ferdinand Lotheissen (1833–1887). From 1886 he studied medicine at the University of Vienna , where he received his doctorate in 1892. He then worked for Emil Zuckerkandl (1849–1910), Theodor Billroth (1829–1894) and Carl Gussenbauer (1842–1903) and from 1895 to 1901 as the first assistant to Viktor von Hacker (1852–1933) in Innsbruck. In 1899 he received his habilitation . From 1902 he worked as a primary physician and head of the surgical department at the Kaiser-Franz-Josef-Spital in Vienna. In 1915 he was appointed associate professor at the University of Vienna and in 1921 he was appointed councilor . In 1935 he retired.
Lotheissen distinguished himself through his research in the field of esophageal stricture (narrowing of the esophagus) and the anesthetic technique as well as through his surgical method of the femoral hernia .
Fonts (selection)
- On the casuistry of abdominal tumors in women . In: Wiener Klinische Wochenschrift . Vol. 8, 1895.
- For radical surgery of the femoral hernias . In: Centralblatt für Chirurgie . Vol. 25, 1898.
- About the anesthesia with ethyl chloride . In: Archives for Clinical Surgery . tape 57 , 1898.
- G. Lotheissen: The congenital malformations, enlargements and diverticula, the neoplasms of the esophagus . In: E. v. Bergmann , P. v. Bruns , J. v. Mikulicz (ed.): Handbook of practical surgery . tape 2 , 1899.
- G. Lotheissen: Esophagus . In: T. Kocher , F. de Quervain (Ed.): The Encyclopedia of All Surgery . 2 parts (1902-1903).
- Hernia, Accident, and Incarceration . In: Vienna Medical Press . 1903.
- Esophagoscopy in a diverticulum . In: Archives for Clinical Surgery . tape 71 , 1903.
- Viktor von Hacker, Georg Lotheissen: Surgery of the esophagus . In: New German surgery . tape 34 . F. Enke Verlag, Stuttgart 1926.
literature
- Lotheissen Georg. In: Austrian Biographical Lexicon 1815–1950 (ÖBL). Volume 5, Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna 1972, p. 330.
Web links
- Literature by and about Georg Lotheissen in the catalog of the German National Library
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Lotheissen, Georg |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Lotheißen, Georg |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian surgeon |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 14, 1868 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Geneva |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 28, 1941 |
| Place of death | Vienna |