Benedict Stilling

Benedict (also: Benedict ) Stilling ( born February 22, 1810 in church grove; † 28 January 1879 in Kassel) was a German physician.

Life

From 1828 to 1832 Stilling studied medicine in Marburg. In 1833 he worked with Christoph Ullmann ( 1772-1849 ), then finished first but his academic career and worked as a doctor at the Kassel district court.

When he should be forcibly transferred in 1840 (possibly because he had acquired as a Jew too much influence ), he resigned and went first to Paris, where he met with various famous doctors of his time, such as with Claude Bernard, Charles- Édouard Brown - Sequard and Jean -Martin Charcot. He spent most of his life in different cities ( along with Paris and London, Edinburgh and Vienna), but returned always returns to Kassel, where he died.

Stilling created new surgical techniques developed anatomical techniques and examined the brain. He introduced in 1837 the first ovariotomy in Germany, to prevent internal bleeding extraperitoneal, its publication was published about 1841. A long time he was the only one in Germany, which dominated this operation. He developed 1842, the freezing method and was one of the pioneers of Mikrotomentwicklung. After Stilling the Stilling - channel is named, a narrow passage in the vitreous body of the eye between the blind spot and the eye lens.

The pathologist Heinrich Stilling and the ophthalmologist Jakob Stilling were his sons.

Works

• "History of extirpation of a morbidly enlarged ovary, together with some remarks about this operation. General physiological and pathogenetic discussion of vomiting etc. " In: Holschex 's Hanoverian Annals of the whole healing. N. F., Jahrg I, 1841.
• " Physio- pathological and medico - practical studies on the spinal irritation ". Leipzig, 1840.
• " Studies on the functions of the spinal cord and nerves. With more specially related to the treatises J. van Deen's, the physiology of the spinal cord, etc. ". Leipzig, 1842.
• BF Wallach, " Studies on the texture of the cord. Leipzig, 1842.
• "Investigations on the Construction and the actions of the brain. I: About the construction of the brain node, or Barolischen bridge " (along with 22 copper plates, also in Latin ), Jena, 1840.

• Volume I: "Investigations on the construction of Züngelchens and its hemispheric parts with atlas of 9 charts ". Kassel, 1864.
• Volume II: "Investigations on the construction of Centralläppchens and the wing with 5 panels ." Kassel, 1867.
• Volume III: "Investigations on the construction of the mountain and the front upper lobe, as well as on the organization of the central white medullary substance of the cerebellum and its gray nuclei and the central source sites and paths of the cerebellar peduncles, namely the binding arms of the bridge arms and knitting -shaped body ". Kassel, 1878.