Wilhelm Latzko
Wilhelm Latzko (born March 3, 1863 in Vienna , † February 11, 1945 in New York City ) was an Austrian gynecologist.
Life
As the son of a meerschaum turner , Wilhelm Latzko attended the Vienna Academic High School . After graduating from high school, he studied medicine at the University of Vienna . He was promoted to Dr. med. did his doctorate and was a student of Eduard Albert , August Breisky and Rudolf Chrobak . For 12 years he headed the gynecological department of the Kaiser Franz Joseph outpatient clinic and anniversary hospital . In 1902 he became a private lecturer and head of department at the Wiedner Hospital . Since 1910 associate professor , he took over the Bettina Pavilion in the Kaiserin-Elisabeth-Spital . In 1927 he gave lectures at the Medical Faculty of the Universidad de Buenos Aires . It was 1932 supplier forming , then appointed director of the Institute Empress Elisabeth hospital. Retired after the annexation of Austria , he emigrated to Buenos Aires (1938/39) and from there to New York in 1939. He saw a high point of his scientific activity in the development of urogynecology . Its name stands for the extraperitoneal caesarean section and its method of treating bladder-vaginal fistulas.
literature
- Kürschner's German Scholars Calendar 1935
- Keminger-Rupprecht: Well-known primary physicians of the Kaiserin-Elisabeth-Spital . Wiener Klinische Wochenschrift 97 (1985), p. 745.
Individual evidence
- ^ New York Times, February 13th, 1945.
- ↑ Latzkoscher caesarean section; Wiener Klinische Wochenschrift 21 (1908), p. 1034.
- ^ Latzko, Wilhelm (ÖBL)
- ^ Wilhelm Latzko in the Vienna History Wiki of the City of Vienna
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Latzko, Wilhelm |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian gynecologist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 3, 1863 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Vienna |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 11, 1945 |
| Place of death | New York City |