Johann Friedrich Ahlfeld (physician)
Johann Friedrich Ahlfeld , in publications also Friedrich Ahlfeld (born October 16, 1843 in Alsleben (Saale) , † May 24, 1929 in Marburg ), was a German gynecologist . He became known for the so-called Ahlfeld type I and type 2 signs as well as the Ahlfeld method in the context of obstetrics .
Life
Johann Friedrich Ahlfeld was born as the son of the theologian of the same name . He studied medicine from 1863 to 1867 in Greifswald and Leipzig , where he then also worked as an assistant to Carl Siegmund Franz Credé , the developer of the Credé handle. On February 22, 1868 he received his doctorate in Leipzig. He completed his further training in Vienna and Tübingen . On February 2, 1877 he became associate professor for obstetrics at the University of Leipzig. On February 2, 1881, he accepted a position as full professor of gynecology and director of the obstetrics teaching institution at the University of Gießen and later in 1883 as professor and at the same time director of the imperial teaching institution at the Marburg University Clinic for Obstetrics. In 1894 he became a medical councilor . In 1909 he was released from his duties and retired.
Fonts (selection)
- About rupture of the pubic symphysis during childbirth. JJ Weber, Leipzig 1868, 43 p. (Dissertation, University of Leipzig, 1868).
- The origin of the forehead and facial positions. Grunow, Leipzig 1874.
- About feeding the infant from the mother's breast. Continuous weighings during the suckling period. Grunow, Leipzig 1878.
- The deformities of man. 2 volumes of text and atlas. Grunow, Leipzig 1880–1882.
- Wait-and-see method or Credéscher handle. Grunow, Leipzig 1888, 36 pp.
- Obstetrics textbook. Grunow, Leipzig 1894; 3rd edition 1903.
- Nasciturus. A commonly understood representation of life before birth and the legal status of the human being for lawyers, medical professionals and educated laypeople. Grunow, Leipzig 1906.
literature
- Julius Pagel (ed.): Biographical lexicon of outstanding doctors of the nineteenth century. Urban & Schwarzenberg, Berlin / Vienna 1901, column 15 f. ( online ).
- Hermann Haupt, Georg Lehnert: Chronicle of the University of Giessen, 1607–1907. Tölpelmann, Giessen 1907, p. 51.
- Edith Heischkel-Artelt : Ahlfeld, Johann Friedrich. In: New German Biography (NDB). Volume 1, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 1953, ISBN 3-428-00182-6 , p. 111 ( digitized version ).
Web links
- Johann Friedrich Ahlfeld in the professorial catalog of the University of Leipzig
- Overview of the courses taught by Johann Friedrich Ahlfeld at the University of Leipzig (summer semester 1874 to winter semester 1880)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Hessisches Staatsarchiv Marburg (HStAMR), Best. 915 No. 5733, p. 342 ( digitized version ).
- ↑ F. Ahlfeld: Some suggestions on the methodology of the comparative studies on the value of Credé's method of treating the postpartum period compared to the waiting method. In: Centralblatt für Gynäkologie. Volume 10, No. 52, December 25, 1886, pp. 841-845.
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| SURNAME | Ahlfeld, Johann Friedrich |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German gynecologist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 16, 1843 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Alsleben (Saale) |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 24, 1929 |
| Place of death | Marburg |