Adalbert Duchek
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Adalbert Duchek was a Czech internist and pathologist who was a native of Prague
.
In 1848 he received his medical doctorate at Prague
, and in 1855 became a professor at the medical-surgical school in Lemberg. Afterwards he was a professor at the University of Heidelberg (1856-58), and in 1858 became a professor at Josephs Academy in Vienna
. In 1871 he replaced Josef Škoda
(1805-1881) at the medical faculty in Vienna
. After Duchek's death in 1882, his position at Vienna was filled by Carl Nothnagel
(1841-1905).
Duchek was considered and excellent teacher and diagnostician, remembered for his investigations of scurvy
. At Vienna he was co-editor of the Medizinischen Jahrbücher, and the journal K.K. Gesellschaft der Ärzte zu Wien (Royal Society of Physicians at Vienna).
Prague
Prague is the capital and largest city of the Czech Republic. Situated in the north-west of the country on the Vltava river, the city is home to about 1.3 million people, while its metropolitan area is estimated to have a population of over 2.3 million...
.
In 1848 he received his medical doctorate at Prague
Charles University in Prague
Charles University in Prague is the oldest and largest university in the Czech Republic. Founded in 1348, it was the first university in Central Europe and is also considered the earliest German university...
, and in 1855 became a professor at the medical-surgical school in Lemberg. Afterwards he was a professor at the University of Heidelberg (1856-58), and in 1858 became a professor at Josephs Academy in Vienna
Vienna
Vienna is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Austria and one of the nine states of Austria. Vienna is Austria's primary city, with a population of about 1.723 million , and is by far the largest city in Austria, as well as its cultural, economic, and political centre...
. In 1871 he replaced Josef Škoda
Josef Škoda
Joseph Škoda was a Czech physician, medical professor and dermatologist. Together with Carl Freiherr von Rokitansky, he was the founder of the Modern Medical School of Vienna.-Life:...
(1805-1881) at the medical faculty in Vienna
University of Vienna
The University of Vienna is a public university located in Vienna, Austria. It was founded by Duke Rudolph IV in 1365 and is the oldest university in the German-speaking world...
. After Duchek's death in 1882, his position at Vienna was filled by Carl Nothnagel
Carl Nothnagel
Carl Wilhelm Hermann Nothnagel was a German internist born in Alt-Lietzegöricke , nearby Bärwalde in der Neumark , Neumark, Brandenburg....
(1841-1905).
Duchek was considered and excellent teacher and diagnostician, remembered for his investigations of scurvy
Scurvy
Scurvy is a disease resulting from a deficiency of vitamin C, which is required for the synthesis of collagen in humans. The chemical name for vitamin C, ascorbic acid, is derived from the Latin name of scurvy, scorbutus, which also provides the adjective scorbutic...
. At Vienna he was co-editor of the Medizinischen Jahrbücher, and the journal K.K. Gesellschaft der Ärzte zu Wien (Royal Society of Physicians at Vienna).
Selected publications
- Die Krankheiten der Kreislaufs-, Athmungs-, Verdauungs-, der Geschlechts- und Harnorgane, (The Diseases of the Circulatory, Respiratory, Digestive, Sexual and Urinary Organs) (in Handbook of special Pathology and Therapy, Volume I, Erlangen 1862)
- Scorbut (ScurvyScurvyScurvy is a disease resulting from a deficiency of vitamin C, which is required for the synthesis of collagen in humans. The chemical name for vitamin C, ascorbic acid, is derived from the Latin name of scurvy, scorbutus, which also provides the adjective scorbutic...
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's "Handbuch der allgemeinen und speciellen Chirurgie" I, 2. Abt. A, Erlangen 1876)