Ludwig Mandl
Ludwig Lazar Mandl or Lajos Lázár Mandl , later often French Louis Mandl , (* December 1812 in Pest , † July 5, 1881 in Paris ) was a Hungarian-French medic .
Life
Mandl was the son of wealthy parents. After the Jewish elementary school, he graduated from the Piarist high school in Pest . He went to Vienna to study philosophy . To further study philosophy and medicine, he returned to his hometown, to the University of Pest . For the study of mathematics and astronomy , he went to the University of Vienna , among others Andreas von Ettinghausen , and remained there until 1835. 1836 he was on the Pest University with the thesis de sanguine respectu pathologico to Dr. med. PhD . He dedicated this dissertation to his astronomy teacher Joseph Johann von Littrow .
Mandl moved to Paris, initially for further studies. Over the years he has become a successful general practitioner there . He also remained scientifically active during this time. He presented his treatise on the means of discovering pus in blood to the Académie des sciences on February 20, 1837 in French under the title Sur les moyens de decouvrir le pus dans le sang and thus attracted the attention of his colleagues. Just like with his microscopic studies. He was anxious to spread the microscope in the medical sciences. In 1842 he was again awarded a Dr. med. PhD. His Manuel d'Anatomie appliqué à la Physiologie et à la Pathologie was introduced by decree of the Minister of Education in 1843 as a textbook for the Écoles preparatoires de Medecine in France.
Mandl became a member of the Medical Faculty of the University of Paris in 1843 , for which he also manufactured preparations. In 1846 he began his lectures on microscopic anatomy at the Collège de France . In addition, he increasingly dealt with the larynx and the respiratory organs, on which he gave lectures from 1862. As early as 1849 he received French citizenship.
Mandl was a member and honorary member of many scientific societies in Europe. In 1846 he was made a Knight of the Legion of Honor .
Works (selection)
From 1846 Mandl was editor of the monthly Archives d'anatomie générale et de physiologie .
- Anatomy microscopique. 2 volumes. Baillière, Paris 1838–1857.
- Traité pratique du Microscope. Baillière, Paris 1839 (awarded a prize by resolution of March 4, 1850 by the Academy of Sciences in Paris).
- Mémoires d'anatomie pathologique. Béchet et Labé, Paris 1840.
- Anatomy générale. Baillière, Paris 1843 (awarded a prize by the Academy of Sciences in Paris in 1858).
- Manuel d'Anatomie appliqué à la Physiologie et à la Pathologie. Baillière, Paris 1844.
- Traité pratique des maladies du larynx et du pharynx. Baillière, Paris 1872.
literature
- Constantin von Wurzbach : Mandl, Ludwig . In: Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich . 16th part. Imperial-Royal Court and State Printing Office, Vienna 1867, pp. 364–366 ( digitized version ).
- August Hirsch : Mandl, Ludwig . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 20, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1884, p. 178.
- Ludwig Venetians: Mandl, Ludwig Lazar . In: Isidore Singer : The Jewish Encyclopedia . 1901-1906.
- Austrian National Library (Ed.): Handbook of Austrian authors of Jewish origin, 18th to 20th centuries . Volume 2, KG Saur, Munich 2002, ISBN 3-598-11545-8 , p. 888.
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Mandl, Ludwig |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Mandl, Ludwig Lazar (full name); Mandl, Lajos Lázár; Mandl, Louis |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Hungarian-French medic |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 1812 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | pest |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 5, 1881 |
| Place of death | Paris |