Josef Nowak (doctor)
Josef Nowak (Czech: Josef Novák ; born November 1, 1841 in Trautenau , Bohemia ; † March 26, 1886 in Prague , Bohemia) was an Austrian hygienist and author of the first modern specialist book on hygiene in Austria.
Life
After studying at the kk medical-surgical Josephs Academy in Vienna , he received his doctorate in medicine in 1866. He then got a job as a military surgeon in Prague . After his military service in the 21st Infantry Regiment, Nowak became an assistant to Franz Cölestin von Schneider at the Department of Chemistry at the Josephs Academie. During this time he became a member of the Military Medical Council and the Inspectorate of the Military Drug Administration. After the Josephs Academy was closed, Nowak switched to teaching hygiene at the University of Vienna in 1874 . The following year he was appointed the first professor of hygiene in Vienna. In 1881 he published the textbook on hygiene , which is considered the first modern specialist book in Austria in this field.
After his early death, Florian Kratschmer took over the chair for hygiene, then from 1887 Max von Gruber .
Publications
- Hygiene textbook , 1881–1883, 2nd edition.
literature
- M. Jantsch: Nowak, Josef. In: Austrian Biographical Lexicon 1815–1950 (ÖBL). Volume 7, Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna 1978, ISBN 3-7001-0187-2 , p. 164.
Web links
- 200 years of hygiene in Vienna (PDF; 3.5 MB)
Individual evidence
- ^ Heinz Huber: History of the Medical Faculty Innsbruck and the Medical-Surgical College (1673-1938). Böhlau Verlag , Vienna 2010, p. 242.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Nowak, Josef |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Novak, Josef |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian hygienist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 1, 1841 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Trautenau |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 26, 1886 |
| Place of death | Prague |