Walther Schauenstein

Walther Schauenstein (born August 12, 1870 in Graz , † February 8, 1943 in Graz) was an Austrian gynecologist .

biography

Walter Schauenstein was the son of the doctor Adolf Schauenstein . After studying medicine from 1889 to 1896 at the University of Graz , he worked from 1887 to 1899 at the chair for general pathology at this university. From 1899 to 1900 he worked at the surgical clinic at the German University in Prague. He then moved to the Women's Clinic at the University of Graz and received his habilitation in 1909 . In 1908, Schauenstein recognized the gradual development of cervical cancer and thus created the basis for early detection of this tumor. In 1913 he left the clinic and subsequently continued to work as a gynecologist and obstetrician, but also devoted himself to professional issues. From 1932 to 1938 he was President of the Styrian Medical Association and in this function founded a pension fund for the surviving dependents of doctors. In 1915, Schauenstein married the concert pianist and piano teacher Else Burger (1880–1980). His son Erwin Schauenstein (1918–1999) became professor of biochemistry , his grandson Konrad Schauenstein (1944–2007) professor of general and experimental pathology at the University of Graz.

Fonts (selection)

On the bacteriology of the puerperal uterine secretion. Contributions to Obstetrics and Gynecology 5, 1902
A contribution to the study of carcinomas emanating from the mucosal surface of the uterine cavity. Gynecolog. Rundschau 1, 1907
A case of primary squamous cell carcinoma of the cervix, gynecolog. Rundschau 1, 1907
A contribution to the question of the origin of squamous cell carcinoma of the mucosal surface of the uterus. Gynecol. Rundschau 1, 1907

literature

Winter R: Past, Present and Future of Oncology. Gynäkologische-Obstshilfliche Rundschau 38: 193–195, 1998
Löning Th: On the "piece diagnosis" in gynecopathology. Pathologist 20: 6-8, 1999
Pickel H, Reich O: History of Gynecological Pathology XIX. Walther Schauenstein: An Early Austrian Pioneer of Cervical Pathology With Comments on His Successors. Int J Gynecol Pathol. 25: 195-198, 2006
A. Kernbauer: Schauenstein, Walther. In: Austrian Biographical Lexicon 1815–1950 (ÖBL). Volume 10, Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna 1994, ISBN 3-7001-2186-5 , p. 48.

Web links

Individual evidence

↑ News . meduni-graz.at. Archived from the original on October 30, 2014. Retrieved November 22, 2019.

personal data
SURNAME	Schauenstein, Walther
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Austrian gynecologist
DATE OF BIRTH	August 12, 1870
PLACE OF BIRTH	Graz
DATE OF DEATH	February 8, 1943
Place of death	Graz

[1] News . meduni-graz.at. Archived from the original on October 30, 2014. Retrieved November 22, 2019.