Heinrich Adolf von Bardeleben
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Heinrich Adolf von Bardeleben (March 1, 1819 – September 24, 1895) was a German surgeon
born in Frankfurt (Oder)
.
He studied medicine at the Universities of Heidelberg, Giessen
, Paris
and Berlin, receiving his doctorate in Berlin in 1841. Later he became a professor of surgery at the University of Greifswald. In 1868 he was appointed director of the surgical hospital at the Charité
in Berlin, and in 1876 was rector
at the University of Berlin. He served as Generalarzt during the Austro-Prussian War
(1866) and the Franco-Prussian War
(1870-71), and studied Joseph Lister
's (1827-1912) antiseptic
methodology in regards to surgery in Edinburgh
.
Bardeleben was considered an exceptional surgeon and was a founding member of the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Chirurgie (DGCH). His daughter, Mite Kremnitz
(born Marie von Bardeleben), was a noted German author.
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...
born in Frankfurt (Oder)
Frankfurt (Oder)
Frankfurt is a town in Brandenburg, Germany, located on the Oder River, on the German-Polish border directly opposite the town of Słubice which was a part of Frankfurt until 1945. At the end of the 1980s it reached a population peak with more than 87,000 inhabitants...
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He studied medicine at the Universities of Heidelberg, Giessen
University of Giessen
The University of Giessen is officially called the Justus Liebig University Giessen after its most famous faculty member, Justus von Liebig, the founder of modern agricultural chemistry and inventor of artificial fertiliser.-History:The University of Gießen is among the oldest institutions of...
, Paris
University of Paris
The University of Paris was a university located in Paris, France and one of the earliest to be established in Europe. It was founded in the mid 12th century, and officially recognized as a university probably between 1160 and 1250...
and Berlin, receiving his doctorate in Berlin in 1841. Later he became a professor of surgery at the University of Greifswald. In 1868 he was appointed director of the surgical hospital at the Charité
Charité
The Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin is the medical school for both the Humboldt University and the Free University of Berlin. After the merger with their fourth campus in 2003, the Charité is one of the largest university hospitals in Europe....
in Berlin, and in 1876 was rector
Rector
The word rector has a number of different meanings; it is widely used to refer to an academic, religious or political administrator...
at the University of Berlin. He served as Generalarzt during the 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), and studied Joseph Lister
Joseph Lister, 1st Baron Lister
Joseph Lister, 1st Baron Lister OM, FRS, PC , known as Sir Joseph Lister, Bt., between 1883 and 1897, was a British surgeon and a pioneer of antiseptic surgery, who promoted the idea of sterile surgery while working at the Glasgow Royal Infirmary...
's (1827-1912) antiseptic
Antiseptic
Antiseptics are antimicrobial substances that are applied to living tissue/skin to reduce the possibility of infection, sepsis, or putrefaction...
methodology in regards to surgery in Edinburgh
Edinburgh
Edinburgh is the capital city of Scotland, the second largest city in Scotland, and the eighth most populous in the United Kingdom. The City of Edinburgh Council governs one of Scotland's 32 local government council areas. The council area includes urban Edinburgh and a rural area...
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Bardeleben was considered an exceptional surgeon and was a founding member of the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Chirurgie (DGCH). His daughter, Mite Kremnitz
Mite Kremnitz
Mite Kremnitz , born Marie von Bardeleben , was a German writer.-Biography:...
(born Marie von Bardeleben), was a noted German author.
Written works
- Observationes microscopicae de glandularum ductu excretorio carentium structura, deque earundem functionibus experimenta 1841
- Lehrbuch yrtsthder Chirurgie und Operationslehre. Besonders für das Bedürfnis der Studierenden ("Surgery Manual. Particularly for the Needs of Students"), 1852-1882
- Über die konservative Richtung der neueren Chirurgie ("About the Conservative Direction of the New Surgery"), 1855
- Rückblick auf die Fortschritte der Chirurgie in der zweiten Hälfte dieses Jahrhunderts ("Review of the Progress of Surgery in the Second Half of This Century"), 1876
- Über die Bedeutung wissenschaftlicher Studien für die Ausbildung der Ärzte ("About the Meaning of Scientific Studies for the Formation of Physicians"), 1876
- Rede zur Gedächtnisfeier der Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität zu Berlin ("Speech regarding the Commemoration of the Friedrich-Wilhelm University of Berlin"), 1877
- Über die Theorie der Wunden und die neueren Methoden der Wundbehandlung ("About the Theory of Wounds and the Newer Methods of Wound Treatment"), 1878
- Über die kriegschirurgische Bedeutung der neuen Geschosse ("About the Significance of Military Surgery in Regard to the New Bullets"), 1892