Heinrich Curschmann
Heinrich Curschmann (28 June 1846 – 6 May 1910) was a German
From 1863 to 1868 he studied medicine at the
Curschmann is remembered for the 1894 publication of "Klinische Abbildungen" (Clinical Illustrations), a collection of photos involving changes to the outer human form caused by internal disease. "Klinische Abbildungen" is considered to be a major pioneer work in medical photography. His treatise "Der Unterleibstyphus and Das Fleckenfieber", was later translated into English and published as "Typhoid fever and typhus fever" (1901).[2]
Curschmann's name is lent to a number of eponymous medical terms, including "Curschmann's disease", also known as
References
- ^ a b Prof. Dr. med. Heinrich Jakob Wilhelm Curschmann Professorenkatalog der Universität Leipzig
- ^ Typhoid fever and typhus fever OCLC WorldCat
- ^ Curschmann's disease Mondofacto
- ^ History of Allergy edited by K.-C. Bergmann, J. Ring
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