Hugo Ribbert

Moritz Wilhelm Hugo Ribbert ( born March 1, 1855 in Elsey, today Hagen- Hohenlimburg, † November 6, 1920 in Bonn ) was a German pathologist, university teacher and textbook author. Ribbert is regarded as the first to describe the cytomegalovirus.

His 1901 vested standard work " textbook of general pathology and pathological anatomy " led generations of German medical students in the tray pathology. It reached 33 editions and was continued over 90 years by renowned pathologist.

Life

Ribbert, was born as a son of William Ribbert and his wife Auguste, born Polscher, in the village Elsey, today Hagen- Hohenlimburg. He studied mainly in Bonn and attended for one semester nor the universities of Berlin and Strasbourg. He received his Ph.D. in 1878 in Bonn. Ribbert first worked as an assistant at the Pathological Institute of the University of Bonn under Charles Koester ( 1843-1904 ). He habilitated in 1880 and in 1883 associate professor of pathological anatomy and general pathology in Bonn. In 1892 he was appointed as a full professor and director of the pathological institute in succession by Edwin Klebs at the University of Zurich. 1900 Ribbert went in the same capacity to Marburg. 1903 came the call to Göttingen as the successor of John Orth and 1905 at his home University of Bonn as the successor of his teacher Karl Koster. 1916/17 Ribbert was rector of the University of Bonn.

Work

To Ribberts main areas of work included the pathology of inflammation with leukocyte migration and chemotaxis, and oncology ( Cohnheim - Ribbertsche theory of embryonic development of cancer ), symptoms of aging, issues of regeneration, the concept of illness, constitution and inheritance as well as the physiology and pathology of the kidney.

The Cohnheim - Ribbertsche theory for embryonic development of cancer was scientifically very influential in the early 20th century. Their hypothesis was that the human organism remained undifferentiated embryonic cells with growth potential that could develop an unbridled, entartendes growth under certain conditions. However, Animal implantation of embryonic tissue could provide no convincing evidence for this hypothesis.

Ribbert was an extremely prolific scientist: he published about 300 papers on various aspects of the pathology and microbiology. He is said to have rarely resorted to the legwork of assistants or support staff:

" He never has to leave by an assistant or servant make a histological section for his numerous works, he has never been a lab technician, never even had only a writing aid. Everything he embedded himself in a Zelloidin, cut it myself and colored it yourself "

Ribberts first published in 1901 and richly illustrated " textbook of general pathology and pathological anatomy " put his time teaching standards for the transmission of knowledge of pathology. After Ribberts death it was first carried on by Moenckeberg and then von Sternberg. With the takeover by Herwig Hamperl in 1938 reached the textbook as " Ribbert - Hamperl " the height of his popularity. His 33 runs led generations of German medical students in the tray pathology. In 1990, the last edition was published in editorship of Max Eder and Peter Gedigk.

Writings (excerpt)

• Textbook of pathological histology studies Rende and physicians. Cohen, Bonn 1896.
• The teachings of the nature of the diseases in their historical development. Cohen, Bonn 1899.
• Textbook of general pathology and pathological anatomy. Bird, Bonn 1901.
• Textbook of special pathology and pathological anatomy speciellen. Bird, Bonn 1902.
• Tumor lesson for physicians and students. Cohen, Bonn 1904.
• The nature of the disease. Cohen, Bonn 1909.
• The carcinoma of the people, its construction, its growth, its emergence. Cohen, Bonn 1911.
• The importance of the disease for the development of mankind. Cohen, Bonn 1912.