Gottfried Ritter von Rittershain
Gottfried (Bohumir [us] Ladislaus) Ritter von Rittershain (* 1820 in Lemberg , Galicia , † August 20, 1883 in Görlitz , Lower Silesia ) was a doctor and pediatrician in Prague .
Life
Gottfried Ritter studied at the University of Lviv and the Charles University in Prague . The title of his dissertation was De epilepsia . He worked at the Polyclinic in Prague and became interested in childhood diseases. In 1864 he was appointed Professor of Pediatrics in Prague.
Ritter von Rittershain was the founder of the Prague medical weekly . In 1880 he had to give up his job because of his epilepsy . He died on August 20, 1883 of complications from a stroke .
Ritter von Rittershain 's disease or Ritter von Rittershain's disease , i.e. the staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome , can be traced back.
Works (selection)
- The healing artists of ancient Rome and their civil status . Lüderitz, Berlin 1875 ( digitized edition of the University and State Library Düsseldorf ).
- Exfoliative dermatitis in younger infants . Berlin, 1878.
literature
- M. Skopec: Knight of Rittershayn Gottfried. In: Austrian Biographical Lexicon 1815–1950 (ÖBL). Volume 9, Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna 1988, ISBN 3-7001-1483-4 , p. 179.
- Julius Pagel : Knight of Rittershain, Gottfried . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 28, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1889, p. 697.
- Gottfried Ritter von Rittershain . In: Julius Pagel : Biographical lexicon of outstanding doctors of the nineteenth century. Berlin, Vienna 1901, Sp. 1393-1394 ( online at Zeno.org .).
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Ritter de Rittershain BL .: De Epilepsia. Inaugural dissertation. C. Geržabek, Prague 1844.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Knight of Rittershain, Gottfried |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Rittershain, Gottfried von |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Pediatrician in Prague |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1820 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Lviv , Galicia |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 20, 1883 |
| Place of death | Görlitz , Lower Silesia |