Josef Marek

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Bust of Marek on Lajos Kossuth Square in Budapest

Josef Marek or József Marek (born March 18 or March 19, 1868 in Vágszerdahely , Neutra County , Kingdom of Hungary ; † September 7, 1952 in Budapest ) was a Hungarian veterinarian and from 1898 to 1935 professor of veterinary pathology at the University of Veterinary Medicine Budapest . In 1907 he first described a herpes virus disease in poultry, which is now called Marek's disease after him . His textbooks appeared in several editions and have been translated into several languages. Marek had been a member of the Leopoldina since 1925 .

Fonts

  • Text-book of clinical diagnosis of internal diseases of domestic animals
  • with Franz Hutyra: Special Pathology and Therapy of Pets, I – II, Jena 1905/1906
  • Rhachitis in its aetiological, biochemical, pathogenetic, pathological-anatomical and clinical relationships
  • The oriental rinderpest with special consideration of the clinical and anatomical characteristics and he differential diagnosis. Attached: 14 medical histories and dissection findings (together with Oskar Wellmann)
  • About original cowpox in humans

Web links

Magyar Katolikus Lexicon : Marek .

personal data
SURNAME Marek, Josef
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Hungarian veterinarian
DATE OF BIRTH March 18, 1868
PLACE OF BIRTH Vágszerdahely
DATE OF DEATH September 7, 1952
Place of death Budapest