Anton von Jaksch
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Anton Ritter Jaksch von Wartenhorst (April 10, 1810, Stráž pod Ralskem
– September 2, 1887, Luhov (Líšťany)) was an Austrian physician born in Wartenberg am Rollberg
, Bohemia
. He was the father of internist Rudolf von Jaksch
(1855-1947).
He studied medicine at the University of Prague
under Julius Vincenz von Krombholz
, and at the University of Vienna
, where he had as instructors Joseph Škoda, Jakob Kolletschka
and Carl von Rokitansky. He earned his doctorate in 1835, afterwards working as an assistant at the second medical clinic in Prague
.
From 1842 to 1846 he was a lecturer at the newly established Brustkranken-Abteilung in Prague, and in 1846 became director at the second medical clinic. In 1849 he was appointed rector
of the university.
Stráž pod Ralskem
Stráž pod Ralskem is a town in Česká Lípa District, Liberec Region, Czech Republic. It has a population of 4,238 The baroque composer Heinrich Ignaz Franz Biber was born in Stráž pod Ralskem in 1644.- People :...
– September 2, 1887, Luhov (Líšťany)) was an Austrian physician born in Wartenberg am Rollberg
Stráž pod Ralskem
Stráž pod Ralskem is a town in Česká Lípa District, Liberec Region, Czech Republic. It has a population of 4,238 The baroque composer Heinrich Ignaz Franz Biber was born in Stráž pod Ralskem in 1644.- People :...
, Bohemia
Bohemia
Bohemia is a historical region in central Europe, occupying the western two-thirds of the traditional Czech Lands. It is located in the contemporary Czech Republic with its capital in Prague...
. He was the father of internist Rudolf von Jaksch
Rudolf von Jaksch
Rudolf von Jaksch , also Rudolf Jaksch von Wartenhorst, was an Austrian internist. He was the son of physician Anton von Jaksch...
(1855-1947).
He studied medicine at the University of 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...
under Julius Vincenz von Krombholz
Julius Vincenz von Krombholz
Julius Vincenz von Krombholz was a physician and mycologist born in Oberpolitz , northern Bohemia....
, and at the University of 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...
, where he had as instructors Joseph Škoda, Jakob Kolletschka
Jakob Kolletschka
Jakob Kolletschka was Professor of Forensic Medicine at Vienna General Hospital in Austria....
and Carl von Rokitansky. He earned his doctorate in 1835, afterwards working as an assistant at the second medical clinic in Prague
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...
.
From 1842 to 1846 he was a lecturer at the newly established Brustkranken-Abteilung in Prague, and in 1846 became director at the second medical clinic. In 1849 he was appointed rector
Rector
The word rector has a number of different meanings; it is widely used to refer to an academic, religious or political administrator...
of the university.
Selected publications
- Abhandlung über das perforirende Magengeschwür in diagnostischer und therapeutischer Hinsicht, 1844
- Ueber die spontane Heilung der Krankheiten der Herzklappen (On the Spontaneous Cure of Diseases of the Heart Valves)
- Bericht über Duchenne's de Boulogne Faradisation localisée und Claude Bernard nach einem längeren Aufenthalte in Paris 1852 (Report on Duchenne de Boulogne's Localized Faradisation and Claude BernardClaude BernardClaude Bernard was a French physiologist. He was the first to define the term milieu intérieur . Historian of science I. Bernard Cohen of Harvard University called Bernard "one of the greatest of all men of science"...
in ParisParisParis is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
in 1852), 1860 - Über Blutvergiftung durch Hautresorption (About Blood Poisoning through Skin Absorption), 1844
- Einige Mitt. über die Wichtigkeit des Gesichts- und Tastsinnes bei Erforschung der Krankheiten der Respirationsorgane, 1847
- Klinische Vorträge über die Lehre von der Syphilis innerer Organe (Clinical Lectures on the Doctrine of SyphilisSyphilisSyphilis is a sexually transmitted infection caused by the spirochete bacterium Treponema pallidum subspecies pallidum. The primary route of transmission is through sexual contact; however, it may also be transmitted from mother to fetus during pregnancy or at birth, resulting in congenital syphilis...
of Internal Organs), 1864