Leopold Landau
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Leopold Landau was a German gynecologist born in Warsaw
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He studied medicine at the Universities of Breslau, Würzburg
and Berlin, obtaining his doctorate at the latter institution in 1870. After serving as an assistant surgeon
during the Franco-Prussian War
, he was a lecturer in gynecology at the University of Breslau (1872–76). Afterwards, he returned to Berlin
as a lecturer of gynecology, where in 1893 he became a full professor.
In 1892 with his brother, Theodor Landau (1861–1932), he opened a Frauenklinik in Berlin that became well-known throughout Germany. Here he also conducted medical research, publishing noted works on myoma
and radical vaginal operations. With his brother, he was co-author of Die Vaginale Radicaloperation: Technik und Geschichte (1896), which was later translated into English and published as "The history and technique of the vaginal radical operation".
Landau was active in the Zionist movement and one of the founders of the Berlin Akademie fuer die Wissenschaft des Judentums.
Warsaw
Warsaw is the capital and largest city of Poland. It is located on the Vistula River, roughly from the Baltic Sea and from the Carpathian Mountains. Its population in 2010 was estimated at 1,716,855 residents with a greater metropolitan area of 2,631,902 residents, making Warsaw the 10th most...
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He studied medicine at the Universities of Breslau, Würzburg
University of Würzburg
The University of Würzburg is a university in Würzburg, Germany, founded in 1402. The university is a member of the distinguished Coimbra Group.-Name:...
and Berlin, obtaining his doctorate at the latter institution in 1870. After serving as an assistant surgeon
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...
during 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...
, he was a lecturer in gynecology at the University of Breslau (1872–76). Afterwards, he returned to 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...
as a lecturer of gynecology, where in 1893 he became a full professor.
In 1892 with his brother, Theodor Landau (1861–1932), he opened a Frauenklinik in Berlin that became well-known throughout Germany. Here he also conducted medical research, publishing noted works on myoma
Myoma
Myoma is a kind of mesenchymal tumor.-Classification:They are of two types.* The leiomyoma occurs in the skin or gut but the common form is the uterine fibroid.* Rhabdomyomas are rare tumors of muscles, they occur in childhood and often become malignant....
and radical vaginal operations. With his brother, he was co-author of Die Vaginale Radicaloperation: Technik und Geschichte (1896), which was later translated into English and published as "The history and technique of the vaginal radical operation".
Landau was active in the Zionist movement and one of the founders of the Berlin Akademie fuer die Wissenschaft des Judentums.
Selected writings
- Die Wanderniere der Frauen, 1881
- Die Wanderleber und der Hängebauch der Frauen, 1882
- Die Vaginale Radicaloperation: Technik und Geschichte (with Theodor Landau), 1896
- Anatomische und Klinische Beiträge zur Lehre von der Myomen am Weiblichen Sexualapparat, 1899