Ernst Julius Gurlt
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Ernst Julius Gurlt was a German surgeon
who was born in Berlin
. He was the son of veterinarian
Ernst Friedrich Gurlt
(1794–1882).
He studied medicine in Berlin
, where he later became an assistant to Bernhard von Langenbeck
. In 1853 he received his habilitation for surgery, becoming an associate professor in 1862 at the University of Berlin. He gained battle-related surgical experience during the First Schleswig War (1848), Second Schleswig War (1864), Austro-Prussian War
(1866) and the Franco-Prussian War
(1870/71).
Gurlt specialized in the treatment and research of bone and joint injuries, and is remembered for important work done in the field of medical statistics
. He was the author of an excellent three-volume work on the history of surgery (Geschichte der Chirurgie und ihre Ausübung, 1898), which was acclaimed for its thoroughness. Other noted publications by Gurlt are:
Surgeon
In medicine, a surgeon is a specialist in surgery. Surgery is a broad category of invasive medical treatment that involves the cutting of a body, whether human or animal, for a specific reason such as the removal of diseased tissue or to repair a tear or breakage...
who was born in Berlin
Berlin
Berlin is the capital city of Germany and is one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.45 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union...
. He was the son of veterinarian
Veterinarian
A veterinary physician, colloquially called a vet, shortened from veterinarian or veterinary surgeon , is a professional who treats disease, disorder and injury in animals....
Ernst Friedrich Gurlt
Ernst Friedrich Gurlt
Ernst Friedrich Gurlt was a German veterinarian born in Drentkau near Grünberg, Silesia. He was the father of surgeon Ernst Julius Gurlt ....
(1794–1882).
He studied medicine in Berlin
Berlin
Berlin is the capital city of Germany and is one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.45 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union...
, where he later became an assistant to Bernhard von Langenbeck
Bernhard von Langenbeck
Bernhard Rudolf Konrad von Langenbeck was a German surgeon known as the developer of Langenbeck's amputation and founder of Langenbeck's Archives of Surgery....
. In 1853 he received his habilitation for surgery, becoming an associate professor in 1862 at the University of Berlin. He gained battle-related surgical experience during the First Schleswig War (1848), Second Schleswig War (1864), Austro-Prussian War
Austro-Prussian War
The Austro-Prussian War was a war fought in 1866 between the German Confederation under the leadership of the Austrian Empire and its German allies on one side and the Kingdom of Prussia with its German allies and Italy on the...
(1866) and the Franco-Prussian War
Franco-Prussian War
The Franco-Prussian War or Franco-German War, often referred to in France as the 1870 War was a conflict between the Second French Empire and the Kingdom of Prussia. Prussia was aided by the North German Confederation, of which it was a member, and the South German states of Baden, Württemberg and...
(1870/71).
Gurlt specialized in the treatment and research of bone and joint injuries, and is remembered for important work done in the field of medical statistics
Medical statistics
Medical statistics deals with applications of statistics to medicine and the health sciences, including epidemiology, public health, forensic medicine, and clinical research...
. He was the author of an excellent three-volume work on the history of surgery (Geschichte der Chirurgie und ihre Ausübung, 1898), which was acclaimed for its thoroughness. Other noted publications by Gurlt are:
- Handbuch der Lehre von den Knochenbrüchen (2 volumes), (1862–64)
- Leitfaden für Operationsübungen am Kadaver, (1862)
- Zur Geschichte der internationalen und freiwilligen Krankenpflege im Krieg (1873)
- Die Gelenk-Resectionen nach Schussverletzungen, (1879)