Heinrich Koebner
Heinrich Köbner (born December 2, 1838 in Breslau , † September 3, 1904 in Berlin ) was a German dermatologist . He is one of the founders of dermatology in Germany and described the isomorphic stimulus effect, also known as the "Koebner phenomenon" or "Koebner effect" .
Life
Köbner studied medicine in Breslau and Berlin from 1855 to 1859. In 1859 he received his doctorate in Breslau with the thesis physiological-chemical investigations on cane sugar digestion . After stays in Vienna with Ferdinand von Hebra and in Paris, Köbner founded the “Dr. Köbner Institute for Skin and Venereal Diseases ”, the first polyclinic for dermatology in Germany. In 1869 Köbner completed his habilitation , in 1872 he was appointed associate professor at the newly established chair for dermatology at the University of Breslau .
For many years he tried to found an independent university skin clinic in Wroclaw. The clinic was finally established in 1877 (other information: 1876) and Köbner was its director for a short time. Health problems and longer stays at health resorts ultimately forced him to resign from his professorship and to move to Berlin in 1877. In 1884 he founded a dermatology clinic there too. The Leopoldina elected Köbner as a member in 1893, and in 1897 he was appointed to the Secret Medical Council.
His son was the administrative lawyer Otto Max Köbner .
Act
One of the main interests included not only the Koebner syphilis and psoriasis (psoriasis) and the leprosy . He published numerous papers on these and other dermatological topics.
At a meeting of the “Medical Section of the Silesian Society for Culture” in 1872, Köbner first described the appearance of typical efflorescences after unspecific irritation of the skin of patients suffering from psoriasis. This isomorphic stimulus effect was described later in other diseases and is also known as the "Koebner phenomenon".
Together with Georg Lewin , he chaired the Berlin Dermatological Society for many years , the oldest German professional association for dermatology founded in 1886.
Publications (selection)
- Physiological-chemical studies on cane sugar digestion . Breslau, 1859. (Dissertation)
- Clinical and experimental reports in the field of dermatology and syphilidology . Enke, Erlangen 1864.
- About drug rash, especially quinine rash. Berlin 1877.
- On the question of the transferability of syphilis to animals. Vienna 1883.
- About pemphigus vegetans, along with diagnostic remarks about the other blistering diseases of the mucous membranes in the outer skin confused with syphilis. Berlin 1894-1896.
literature
- N. Kuner, W. Hartschuh. B. Khan-Durani: Heinrich Köbner and the "isomorphic stimulus effect". In: Dermatologist 2003, 54: 274-278 PMID 12634998 , doi : 10.1007 / s00105-002-0470-5 .
- Köbner, Heinrich In: Julius Pagel : Biographical lexicon of outstanding doctors of the nineteenth century. Berlin, Vienna 1901, Col. 881-883.
- Renate Wagner: Koebner, Heinrich. In: Werner E. Gerabek , Bernhard D. Haage, Gundolf Keil , Wolfgang Wegner (eds.): Enzyklopädie Medizingeschichte. De Gruyter, Berlin / New York 2005, ISBN 3-11-015714-4 , p. 770.
Web links
- Heinrich Köbner , entry at whonamedit.com
- Koebner, Heinrich . In: East German Biography (Kulturportal West-Ost)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Köbner, Heinrich In: Julius Pagel : Biographical Lexicon of outstanding doctors of the nineteenth century. Berlin, Vienna 1901, p. 882.
- ^ History of the Berlin Dermatological Society
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Koebner, Heinrich |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German dermatologist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 2, 1838 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Wroclaw |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 3, 1904 |
| Place of death | Berlin |