Karl Schweigger
Karl Ernst Theodor Schweigger (born October 28, 1830 in Halle (Saale) , † August 24, 1905 in Berlin ) was a German ophthalmologist .
Life
The son of the scientist Johann Salomo Christoph Schweigger studied medicine in Erlangen and Halle , where he also received his doctorate in 1852 .
Schweigger completed his habilitation in Halle in 1856 on auscultation and percussion and was appointed private lecturer . After a subsequent assistantship with Heinrich Müller in Würzburg , he continued his training in ophthalmology with Albrecht von Graefe in Berlin . After six successful years of research at Graefe, Schweigger was appointed associate professor in 1864 . He then went on study trips to Utrecht , London and New York City .
In 1867 Schweigger returned to Berlin and practiced in the city. In 1868 he followed the call of the Georg-August University in Göttingen as the doctor in charge of the university eye clinic. In 1871 he became the successor of Albrecht von Graefe at the department for eye patients at the Berlin Charité .
Two years later, in 1873, Schweigger was appointed full professor in Berlin. In the same year he opened a university outpatient clinic in his own house at Marienstraße 23 and in 1875 his own private hospital, which existed until 1900.
In 1881 the new university eye clinic in Ziegelstrasse was opened as an independent clinic and polyclinic . Schweigger became its director. In 1887 he was elected a member of the Leopoldina .
In 1899 he resigned from teaching because of muscular dystrophy . He succumbed to this ailment in Berlin in 1905 at the age of 75. Schweigger was buried in the Old Twelve Apostles Churchyard in Schöneberg . The grave is preserved.
Schweiggers successor at the University Eye Clinic was Julius von Michel .
Schweigger's microscopic examinations of the pathology of the eye were important .
Fonts (selection)
- De fistula ani. Ploetz, Halle 1852, urn : nbn: de: bvb: 12-bsb10852589-1 (dissertation, University of Halle, 1852).
- De mechanismo respirationis et de connexu qui intercedit inter respirationem et sanguinis circulationem. Schroedel & Simon, Halle 1856, urn : nbn: de: bvb: 12-bsb11048127-7 (habilitation thesis, University of Halle, 1856).
- Lectures on the use of the ophthalmoscope. Mylius, Berlin 1864, urn : nbn: de: bvb: 12-bsb10391999-0 .
- Handbook of Special Ophthalmology. Hirschwald, Berlin 1871; 6th, improved edition 1893.
- Visual tests. Hirschwald, Berlin 1876; 2nd edition 1890.
- Clinical Studies on Strabismus: A Monograph. Hirschwald, Berlin 1881.
literature
- Jutta Herde: In memory of Carl Ernst Theodor Schweigger (1830–1905). In: Clinical monthly sheets for ophthalmology. Volume 222, 2005, S7, R42, doi: 10.1055 / s-2005-923012 .
- Schweigger, 3) Karl . In: Meyers Konversations-Lexikon . 4th edition. Volume 14, Verlag des Bibliographisches Institut, Leipzig / Vienna 1885–1892, p. 739.
Web links
- Literature by and about Karl Schweigger in the catalog of the German National Library
- Abstracts of the XIX. Meeting of the Julius-Hirschberg-Society from 6. – 8. October 2005 in Würzburg (PDF; 74 kB)
Individual evidence
- ^ Ralf Christof Beig: Private hospitals in Berlin 1869–1914. On the history of a medical institution in the field of tension between private initiative and state control . Dissertation, Free University of Berlin, 2003, p. 113 ff.
- ^ Member entry of Carl Schweigger at the German Academy of Natural Scientists Leopoldina , accessed on June 25, 2016.
- ^ Hans-Jürgen Mende : Lexicon of Berlin burial places . Pharus-Plan, Berlin 2018, ISBN 978-3-86514-206-1 , p. 757.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Schweigger, Karl |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Schweigger, Karl Ernst Theodor |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German ophthalmologist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 28, 1830 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Halle on the Saale |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 24, 1905 |
| Place of death | Berlin |