Johann Nepomuk Czermak

Johann Nepomuk Czermak ( born June 17, 1828 in Prague, † September 16, 1873 in Leipzig) was a physiologist and founder of laryngoscopy.

Life and career

Johann Nepomuk Czermak studied medicine 1845/1846 at the University of Vienna, then in 1847 at the universities of Breslau and Prague with Jan Evangelista Purkyně and since 1849 in Würzburg, where he received his doctorate of medicine and lecturer was. During his studies, he became in 1847 a member of the old fraternity Arminia Vienna. After a fellowship at the Institute of Physiology in Prague, he was in 1855 a full professor of physiology at the University of Graz was 1856/1857 at the University of Cracow, and from 1858 to 1860 in Budapest. After the introduction of Hungarian as the language he resigned in 1860 and built its own private laboratory in Prague with a lecture hall, called Czermak'sche Spectatorium and was a professor at the University of Jena. He was the founder of laryngoscopy With the introduction of the developed by Ludwig Türck and Manuel Patricio Rodriguez Garcis laryngoscope.

Member

Well-known brothers:

• The psychiatrist Josef Czermak ( born November 25, 1826 in Prague, † July 24, 1872 in Graz ), since 1853 chief physician of the insane asylum in Brno and supporters of the establishment of a Moravian provincial mental hospital today Psychosomatic Clinic Cernovice, 1863 in Chernivtsi District Brno, was opened under his direction. 1870 Full Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Graz and Director of the Provincial Lunatic Asylum Feldhof in Styria, now Landesnervenklinik Sigmund Freud.

• The history painter Jaroslaw Czermak ( born August 1, 1830 in Prague, † April 23, 1875 in Paris). 1847 student at the Academy of Fine Arts in Prague, 1848 Study trips to Munich, Dusseldorf, Antwerp and Brussels. After 1852 permanent stay in Paris with multiple tours to Prague, Dalmatia and Montenegro. His paintings depict scenes from the Czech and Slavic history, insbesordere the Montenegrins.

Renowned nephew and great-nephew:

• The ophthalmologist Wilhelm Czermak ( born October 12, 1856 in Brno, † September 8, 1906 in Lans / Tyrol ) was the son of the psychiatrist Josef Czermak ( 1826-1872 ). He was a student of medicine in Graz Dr. med. and habilitated for ophthalmology. 1892 Professor of Ophthalmology at the University of Innsbruck and since 1895 at the German Charles-Ferdinand University in Prague as the successor to Isidor Schnabel ( 1842-1908 ) as head of the Department of Ophthalmology.

• The Egyptologist Wilhelm Czermak ( born September 10, 1889 in Prague, † March 13 1953 in Vienna) was the son of the ophthalmologist the same name. After military service from 1914 to 1918 during the First World War, most recently as clientele officer in Aleppo, 1919 Habilitation Hamitic and African languages. Lecturer, A.O. 1925 Professor and in 1933 Full Professor of Egyptology and African Studies at the University of Vienna, 1952/1953 President of the University.

Medical Publications

• Physiological studies with Garcia's laryngoscope, Vienna, Gerold, 1858
• About the laryngeal mirror. Vienna Medical weekly 8 (1858 ) 196-198.
• The laryngeal mirror and its utilization in physiology and medicine. Engelmann, Leipzig, 1860.
• For the physiology of vision. (On acccomodation phenomena ).
• About the sense of space of the skin.
• Over the ear and hearing: Lecture, held on March 4, 1872 amphitheater of the physiological private laboratory. Lüderitz, Berlin 1873 ( digitized )
• Collected Writings. 2 volumes in 3/2 volumes. Leipzig, 1879 ( digitized: 1, 2, 3)