Hugo Ribbert
Encyclopedia
Hugo Ribbert (1855, Hohenlimburg
- 1920, Bonn
) was a German professor of pathology
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Ribbert studied at Bonn, Berlin and Strassburg. In 1883 he was appointed Professor extraordinarius at Bonn. In 1892 he became Professor at Zurich. In 1900 he moved to Marburg University; in 1903 he moved to Göttingen University; and in 1905 he returned to Bonn.
A 1881 conference report of Ribbert is considered to be the first description of cells infected with the cytomegalovirus
. In 1905 Ribbert proposed an embryonal origin for cancer (Cohnheim-Ribbert theory of cancer).
Hohenlimburg
Hohenlimburg may refer to either:*Hagen-Hohenlimburg, formerly known as Limburg an der Lenne, a present day borough of the city of Hagen, Germany, or*Limburg-Hohenlimburg, a county in medieval Germany....
- 1920, Bonn
Bonn
Bonn is the 19th largest city in Germany. Located in the Cologne/Bonn Region, about 25 kilometres south of Cologne on the river Rhine in the State of North Rhine-Westphalia, it was the capital of West Germany from 1949 to 1990 and the official seat of government of united Germany from 1990 to 1999....
) was a German professor of pathology
Pathology
Pathology is the precise study and diagnosis of disease. The word pathology is from Ancient Greek , pathos, "feeling, suffering"; and , -logia, "the study of". Pathologization, to pathologize, refers to the process of defining a condition or behavior as pathological, e.g. pathological gambling....
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Ribbert studied at Bonn, Berlin and Strassburg. In 1883 he was appointed Professor extraordinarius at Bonn. In 1892 he became Professor at Zurich. In 1900 he moved to Marburg University; in 1903 he moved to Göttingen University; and in 1905 he returned to Bonn.
A 1881 conference report of Ribbert is considered to be the first description of cells infected with the cytomegalovirus
Cytomegalovirus
Cytomegalovirus is a viral genus of the viral group known as Herpesviridae or herpesviruses. It is typically abbreviated as CMV: The species that infects humans is commonly known as human CMV or human herpesvirus-5 , and is the most studied of all cytomegaloviruses...
. In 1905 Ribbert proposed an embryonal origin for cancer (Cohnheim-Ribbert theory of cancer).
Works
- Lehrbuch der pathologischen Histologie für Studirende und Aerzte , 1896
- Die Lehren vom Wesen der Krankheiten in ihrer geschichtlichen Entwicklung, 1899
- Lehrbuch der allgemeinen Pathologie und der pathologischen Anatomie, 1901
- Lehrbuch der speciellen Pathologie und der speciellen pathologischen Anatomie, 1902
- Geschwulstlehre für Aerzte und Studierende, 1904
- Das Wesen der Krankheit, 1909
- Das Karzinom des Menschen, sein Bau, sein Wachstum, seine Entstehung, 1911
- Die Bedeutung der Krankheiten für die Entwicklung der Menschheit, 1912