Theodor Thierfelder
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Benjamin Theodor Thierfelder (10 December 1824 – 7 March 1904) was a German internist born in Meissen
. He his remembered for contributions made in research of Fieberkurve (temperature patterns) involving typhoid fever
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In 1848 he earned his medical doctorate from the University of Leipzig
, where in 1851 he became a member of the medical staff, and an assistant to Carl Reinhold August Wunderlich
(1815-1877). In 1855 he was appointed an associate professor at the University of Rostock
, where from 1856 to 1901 was a full professor of internal medicine
.
He was the brother of pathologist Albert Thierfelder
(1842-1908), who was also a professor at the University of Rostock
.
Meissen
Meissen is a town of approximately 30,000 about northwest of Dresden on both banks of the Elbe river in the Free State of Saxony, in eastern Germany. Meissen is the home of Meissen porcelain, the Albrechtsburg castle, the Gothic Meissen Cathedral and the Meissen Frauenkirche...
. He his remembered for contributions made in research of Fieberkurve (temperature patterns) involving typhoid fever
Typhoid fever
Typhoid fever, also known as Typhoid, is a common worldwide bacterial disease, transmitted by the ingestion of food or water contaminated with the feces of an infected person, which contain the bacterium Salmonella enterica, serovar Typhi...
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In 1848 he earned his medical doctorate from the University of Leipzig
University of Leipzig
The University of Leipzig , located in Leipzig in the Free State of Saxony, Germany, is one of the oldest universities in the world and the second-oldest university in Germany...
, where in 1851 he became a member of the medical staff, and an assistant to Carl Reinhold August Wunderlich
Carl Reinhold August Wunderlich
Carl Reinhold August Wunderlich was a German physician, pioneer psychiatrist, and medical professor...
(1815-1877). In 1855 he was appointed an associate professor at the University of Rostock
University of Rostock
The University of Rostock is the university of the city Rostock, in the German state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern.Founded in 1419, it is the oldest and largest university in continental northern Europe and the Baltic Sea area...
, where from 1856 to 1901 was a full professor of internal medicine
Internal medicine
Internal medicine is the medical specialty dealing with the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of adult diseases. Physicians specializing in internal medicine are called internists. They are especially skilled in the management of patients who have undifferentiated or multi-system disease processes...
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He was the brother of pathologist Albert Thierfelder
Albert Thierfelder
Ferdinand Albert Thierfelder was a German pathologist born in Meissen. He was the son of Stadtphysikus Johann Gottlieb Thierfelder , and was a younger brother to internist Theodor Thierfelder ....
(1842-1908), who was also a professor at the University of Rostock
University of Rostock
The University of Rostock is the university of the city Rostock, in the German state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern.Founded in 1419, it is the oldest and largest university in continental northern Europe and the Baltic Sea area...
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