Walter Thiel (anatomist)
Walter Thiel (born October 13, 1919 in Wetzwalde ; † February 3, 2012 in Graz ) was an Austrian anatomist .
Life
He studied medicine in Prague , Königsberg , Breslau and Würzburg , where he was granted an emergency license towards the end of the war. In 1947 he received his doctorate from the University of Graz . From 1960 until his retirement in 1990 he was full professor and head of the Anatomical Institute of the University of Graz. He developed a new preservation method, the so-called Thiel fixation , which, by replacing formalin and carbol with an aqueous salt solution with ethylene glycol, preserves the shape, color and consistency of the organic material and prevents hardening of the prepared tissue.
Honors
- Decoration of honor of the provincial capital Graz in gold
- Great gold medal of the state of Styria
- Silver medal for services to the Republic of Austria
- Auenbrugger Cross of Honor of the Medical University of Graz
- The University of Dundee named their anatomy institute after Walter Thiel
Fonts (selection)
- Anton Hafferl : Textbook of topographical anatomy. 3rd edition, revised by Walter Thiel. Springer, Berlin 1969.
- The preservation of whole corpses in natural colors. In: Annales of Anatomy. Vol. 174 (1992), H. 3, pp. 185-195, doi: 10.1016 / S0940-9602 (11) 80346-8 .
- Supplement for the conservation of whole corpses according to W. Thiel. In: Annales of Anatomy. Vol. 184 (2002), H. 3, pp. 267-269, doi: 10.1016 / S0940-9602 (02) 80121-2 .
- Photographic Atlas of Practical Anatomy. 4 volumes. Springer, Berlin 1996-1999; 2nd, updated new edition 2003, ISBN 3-540-43445-3 (has been translated into numerous languages).
- Ethics of the Dissecting Room. Edited by Friedrich Anderhuber . Edition book box, Graz 2009, ISBN 3-9502119-2-6 .
literature
- Friedrich Anderhuber, Reinhold Reimann (ed.): "As from sugar". The Graz anatomist Walter Thiel. Leykam, Graz 1999, ISBN 3-7011-7418-0 .
- Friedrich Anderhuber: Emeritus O. Univ. Prof. Dr. med. univ. Walter Thiel (1919–2012). In: Clinical Anatomy. Vol. 25 (2012), H. 4, S. 525 f., Doi: 10.1002 / ca.22073 .
- Sue Black: Professor Walter Thiel. In: Axis: The Online Journal of CAHId. Vol. 4 (2012), H. 1 ( online ).
Web links
- Literature by and about Walter Thiel in the catalog of the German National Library
- Anatomy legend Walter Thiel dies in Graz , APA report, February 9, 2012
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Thiel, Walter |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian anatomist and university professor |
DATE OF BIRTH | October 13, 1919 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Wetzwalde |
DATE OF DEATH | 3rd February 2012 |
Place of death | Graz |