František Chvostek
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František Chvostek (May 21, 1835 – November 16, 1884) was an Czecho-Austrian
military physician
. He is most notable for having described Chvostek's sign.
Chvostek was born in Frýdek-Místek
, Moravia
. He studied at the medical-surgical Josephs-Akademie where he received his doctorate in 1861. He served the Garnisonsspital Nr. 1 in Vienna
until 1863. From 1863 to 1867 he was the assistant of Adalbert Duchek
(1824–1882) and from 1868 to 1871 he lectured on electrotherapy
at the Josephs-Akademie, an academy for military physicians.
In 1871 Chvostek took over Duchek’s medical clinic and headed this until the academy was closed in 1874. From then on he worked as chief of the internal department of the Garnisonsspital Nr. 1 and Korrepetitor at the military courses, until his death in Vienna in 1884 as Oberstabsarzt and professor.
Austrian Empire
The Austrian Empire was a modern era successor empire, which was centered on what is today's Austria and which officially lasted from 1804 to 1867. It was followed by the Empire of Austria-Hungary, whose proclamation was a diplomatic move that elevated Hungary's status within the Austrian Empire...
military physician
Physician
A physician is a health care provider who practices the profession of medicine, which is concerned with promoting, maintaining or restoring human health through the study, diagnosis, and treatment of disease, injury and other physical and mental impairments...
. He is most notable for having described Chvostek's sign.
Chvostek was born in Frýdek-Místek
Frýdek-Místek
Frýdek-Místek is a city in Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It is the administrative center of Frýdek-Místek District. It comprises two formerly independent towns, Frýdek and Místek, divided by the Ostravice River...
, Moravia
Moravia
Moravia is a historical region in Central Europe in the east of the Czech Republic, and one of the former Czech lands, together with Bohemia and Silesia. It takes its name from the Morava River which rises in the northwest of the region...
. He studied at the medical-surgical Josephs-Akademie where he received his doctorate in 1861. He served the Garnisonsspital Nr. 1 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...
until 1863. From 1863 to 1867 he was the assistant of Adalbert Duchek
Adalbert Duchek
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 , and in 1858 became a...
(1824–1882) and from 1868 to 1871 he lectured on electrotherapy
Electrotherapy
Electrotherapy is the use of electrical energy as a medical treatment In medicine, the term electrotherapy can apply to a variety of treatments, including the use of electrical devices such as deep brain stimulators for neurological disease. The term has also been applied specifically to the use of...
at the Josephs-Akademie, an academy for military physicians.
In 1871 Chvostek took over Duchek’s medical clinic and headed this until the academy was closed in 1874. From then on he worked as chief of the internal department of the Garnisonsspital Nr. 1 and Korrepetitor at the military courses, until his death in Vienna in 1884 as Oberstabsarzt and professor.
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