Anton Weichselbaum

Anton Weichselbaum ( born February 8, 1845 in Schiltern, Lower Austria, † October 23, 1920 in Vienna ) was an Austrian pathologist and bacteriologist.

Life

He studied medicine in Vienna, where he received his doctorate in 1869 for Dr. med. From 1869 to 1871 he was an assistant with the pathological anatomist Josef Engel, who was a student of Karl Freiherr von Rokitansky.

From 1885 he was an associate professor of pathological histology. From 1893 to 1916 Weichselbaum was a full professor of pathological anatomy at the University of Vienna. 1912/13, he was rector of this university. He was a member of the Imperial Academy of Sciences Vienna ( from 1892 corresponding, in 1894 a full member ) and the Leopoldinisch - Carolinischen Academy German naturalist. From 1917 he was a member of the manor.

He was among the first to recognize the importance of bacteriology for pathological anatomy. He developed a reagent for serum and CSF protein determination ( Weichselbaum - Biuretreagens ). In 1886 he discovered the bacterium Streptococcus pneumoniae (formerly Diplococcus pneumoniae called ), and in 1887 the causative agent of meningococcal meningitis occurring mainly in infants and young children ( Neisseria meningitidis, diplococcus intracellularis meningitidis, Weichselbaum diplococcus - ). In 1903, he was responsible for the preservation of the corpse of the Archduchess Elisabeth Franziska.

Weichselbaum was with Anna Schneider, a daughter of Franz Schneider, married.

In 1929, Weichselbaum in Vienna Picks was named after him.

Works

  • The current state of Bacteriology and their relations to practical medicine. In: Clinical time and issues, Volume 1, 1; Vienna, 1887.
  • Floor plan of the pathological histology. Leipzig- Vienna, 1892.
  • About development and treatment of tuberculosis. In 1896.
  • Parasitology. In: Handbook of Hygiene, Volume 9; Jena, 1899.
  • Epidemiology. In: Handbook of Hygiene, Volume 9; Jena, 1899.
  • Etiology of acute lung and pleura inflammation.
  • Diplococcus pneumoniae. In: Handbook of pathogenic microorganisms, Volume 3; Jena, 1903.
  • Meningococci. In: Handbook of pathogenic microorganisms, Volume 3; Jena, 1903.
  • Pneumococcal immunity. In: Handbook of pathogenic microorganisms, Volume 4; Jena, 1904.
  • Immunity in the by the Micrococcus meningitidis fluid ( Diplococcus intracellularis meningitidis ) caused diseases. In: Handbook of pathogenic microorganisms, Volume 4; Jena, 1904.
  • About the routes of infection of human tuberculosis. In 1907.
  • About the relationship between body constitution and disease. In 1912.
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