Rudolf Kraus (doctor)
Rudolf Kraus (born October 31, 1868 in Jungbunzlau , Austria-Hungary , † July 16, 1932 in Santiago de Chile ) was an Austrian physician from the " Vienna Medical School " who made significant achievements in the fields of pathology , bacteriology and immunology and is considered a pioneer in clinical chemistry and laboratory diagnostics.
Kraus began his work under Salomon Stricker at the Institute for General and Experimental Pathology at the University of Vienna . Stricker strove to combine experimental research with clinical practice and also attracted many outstanding scientists, including the young Rudolf Kraus. Based on his experimental work at the university, Kraus published the first publication on the immunoprecipitation reaction in the Wiener Klinische Wochenschrift in 1897.
Shortly before the start of World War I , Kraus left Austria and spent ten years in South America , where he carried out important microbiological work in Argentina , Chile and Brazil and trained a number of students. During this time he was director of the Bacteriological Serotherapeutic Institute in Buenos Aires and the Bacteriological Institute in Santiago de Chile . In 1923 he returned to Vienna and continued his work at the University's Serotherapeutic Institute.
After his death, Rudolf Kraus was buried in an honorary grave in the arcade of the Simmering fire hall right next to the urn niches by Guido Holzknecht and Friedrich Knauer .
Individual evidence
- ^ Medical University of Vienna: History of the Institute for Pathophysiology and Allergy Research.
- ^ Austrian Society for Allergology and Immunology: The Development of Immunology in the Danube Monarchy and the First Republic.
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|---|---|
| SURNAME | Kraus, Rudolf |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian medic |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 31, 1868 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Jungbunzlau , Austria-Hungary |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 16, 1932 |
| Place of death | Santiago de Chile |