Friedrich Daniel von Recklinghausen
Professor Friedrich Daniel von Recklinghausen | |
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Born | December 2, 1833 |
Died | August 26, 1910 | (aged 76)
Nationality | German |
Alma mater | Humboldt University of Berlin |
Known for | Iron overload Neurofibromatosis type I |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Pathology |
Institutions | University of Strasbourg |
Doctoral advisor | Rudolf Virchow |
Notable students |
Friedrich Daniel von Recklinghausen (German:
Early life
Recklinghausen was born in Gütersloh, Germany, in 1833.[1] He was the son of Friedrich Christoph von Recklinghausen and Friederike Charlotte Zumwinkel. His father was an elementary school teacher and a sexton. His mother died shortly after his birth in 1833. The Recklinghausens were a patrician family who put multiple councilors and mayors in their positions. He went to the elementary school where his father taught in Gütersloh. He then attended high school at Ratsgymnasium, Bielefeld.
Academic background
Starting in 1852, Recklinghausen studied medicine at the Universities of
Königsberg
At the age of 32 years old, Recklinghausen was already a Professor of Pathological Anatomy; a
Strasbourg
On April 20, 1872, Recklinghausen moved to the re-established Strasbourg,
PROFESSOR OF PATHOLOGICAL ANATOMY, AS RESEARCHER AS WELL AS TEACHER PROVEN, ESTABLISHED AND OBLIGATORY – A WHOLE MAN
Contributions
In 1855 Recklinghausen wrote his inaugural thesis De pyaemiae theoriis, concerning differing theories on pyaemia.[3]
In 1882 he released a monograph that reviewed previous literature done by
He gave an account of spina bifida in 1886, improving upon the work of Fulpius from 1641.[1]
In 1889 he coined the term "
While Gerhard Engel first described the skeletal disorder Osteitis fibrosa cystica, in 1891 Recklinghausen was the first to describe it systematically, and the condition became known as "von Recklinghausen's disease".[6][7]
He is credited with establishing a method for staining lines of
Written works
- Die Lymphgefässe und ihre Beziehung zum Bindegewebe [The lymph vessels and their significance in connective tissue] (1862). Here he looked into using silver to show the junction of cells and how the connective tissues communicate through lymphatics.[9]
- Ueber Eiter- und Bindegewebskörperchen in Virchow's Archiv für pathologische Anatomie und Physiologie, und für klinische Medicin, Berlin, [About pus and connective tissue corpuscles in Virchow's Archive of Pathological Anatomy and Physiology, and of Clinical Medicine] (1863), 28: 157-197. Here Recklinghausen described granular cells in the frog Cohnheimto begin his studies on specifics of the leucocytes migration and inflammation.
- Über die multiplen Fibrome der Haut und ihre Beziehung zu den multiplen Neuromen. Festschrift für Rudolf Virchow. [On Multiple Cutaneous Fibroma and Their Relationship to Multiple Neuromas] Berlin, (1882). (treatise on Recklinghausen's disease). About the multiple fibroids of the skin and their relationship to the multiple neuromas.[5]
- Handbuch der allgemeinen Pathologie des Kresilaufes und der Ernährung. In Theodor Billroth and Georg Albert Lücke, publishers: Deutsche Chirurgie, Lfg. 2, 3, Stuttgart, (1883). Translates to handbook of general pathology of cancer and nutrition.
- Hämochromatose. Tageblatt der Naturforschenden Versammlung (1889), Heidelberg, 1890: 324.
- Ueber Akromegalie. Virchow's Archiv für pathologische Anatomie und Physiologie und für klinische Medicin, Berlin, (1890), 119: 36.
- Demonstration von Knochen mit Tumor bildender Ostitis deformans. Tageblatt der Naturforschenden Versamlung 1889. Heidelberg, (1890), p 321.
- Die fibröse oder deformirende Ostitis, die Osteomalacie und die osteoplastische Carcinose in ihren gegenseitigen Beziehungen. In: Festschrift R Virchow. Berlin: G. Reimer, 1891.[6]
See also
References
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- Bonah, Christian (2003). ""Realpolitik": Friedrich von Recklinghausen's pathology for the kaiserreich". PMID 15043061.