Oskar Simon
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Oskar Simon was a German dermatologist who was a native of Berlin
.
He studied medicine in Berlin
, where he earned his doctorate in 1868. He furthered his education in Vienna
, where he took classes from Ferdinand von Hebra
(1816-1880) and Hermann Edler von Zeissl
(1817-1884). During the Franco-Prussian War
he was an assistant-surgeon
, and in 1872 became a lecturer of skin diseases and syphilis
in Berlin.
In 1878 he succeeded Heinrich Koebner
(1838-1904) as professor of dermatology at the University of Breslau, and also became chief physician at Allerheiligen Hospital. Among his students were Albert Neisser
(1855-1916), Edmund Lesser
(1852-1918) and Eduard Arning
(1855-1936). Oskar Simon died from carcinoma
of the stomach
on March 2, 1882 at the age of 37.
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...
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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 earned his doctorate in 1868. He furthered his education in Vienna
Vienna
Vienna is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Austria and one of the nine states of Austria. Vienna is Austria's primary city, with a population of about 1.723 million , and is by far the largest city in Austria, as well as its cultural, economic, and political centre...
, where he took classes from Ferdinand von Hebra
Ferdinand Ritter von Hebra
Ferdinand Ritter von Hebra was an Austrian physician and dermatologist,...
(1816-1880) and Hermann Edler von Zeissl
Hermann Edler von Zeissl
Hermann Edler von Zeissl was a Moravia-born Austrian Jewish dermatologist who was born in the village of Vierzighuben , near Zwittau, Moravia....
(1817-1884). 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 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...
, and in 1872 became a lecturer of skin diseases and syphilis
Syphilis
Syphilis 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...
in Berlin.
In 1878 he succeeded Heinrich Koebner
Heinrich Koebner
Heinrich Koebner ; was a German dermatologist born in Breslau.He studied medicine in Berlin, earning his doctorate in 1859 at Breslau. Afterwards he performed hospital duties in Vienna under Ferdinand von Hebra and in Paris with Alfred Hardy...
(1838-1904) as professor of dermatology at the University of Breslau, and also became chief physician at Allerheiligen Hospital. Among his students were Albert Neisser
Albert Ludwig Sigesmund Neisser
Albert Ludwig Sigesmund Neisser was a German physician who discovered the causative agent of gonorrhea, a strain of bacteria that was named in his honour ....
(1855-1916), Edmund Lesser
Edmund Lesser
Edmund Lesser was a German dermatologist who was a native of Neisse.He studied medicine at the Universities of Berlin, Bonn and Strasbourg, and in 1876 earned his medical doctorate. Later he became an assistant to Oskar Simon at the dermatological clinic in Breslau, and in 1882 received his...
(1852-1918) and Eduard Arning
Eduard Arning
Eduard Arning was an English-German dermatologist and microbiologist from Manchester. Arning was educated at the Gelehrtenschule des Johanneums. In 1879 he obtained his medical doctorate from Strassburg, and afterwards was a medical assistant in Strassburg under Adolf Kussmaul , and in Berlin...
(1855-1936). Oskar Simon died from carcinoma
Carcinoma
Carcinoma is the medical term for the most common type of cancer occurring in humans. Put simply, a carcinoma is a cancer that begins in a tissue that lines the inner or outer surfaces of the body, and that generally arises from cells originating in the endodermal or ectodermal germ layer during...
of the stomach
Stomach
The stomach is a muscular, hollow, dilated part of the alimentary canal which functions as an important organ of the digestive tract in some animals, including vertebrates, echinoderms, insects , and molluscs. It is involved in the second phase of digestion, following mastication .The stomach is...
on March 2, 1882 at the age of 37.
Selected publications
- Zur Anatomie des Xanthoma palpebrarum (Concerning XanthomaXanthomaA xanthoma , from Greek xanthos, ξανθος, "yellow", is a deposition of yellowish cholesterol-rich material in tendons or other body parts in various disease states...
Palpebrarum Anatomy), with E. Geber- 1872 - Die Localisation der Hautkrankheiten, Histologisch und Klinisch Bearbeitet (Localization of Skin Diseases, Histologically and Clinically Analyzed), 1873
- Ueber das Molluscum Contagiosum (About Molluscum contagiosumMolluscum contagiosumMolluscum contagiosum is a viral infection of the skin or occasionally of the mucous membranes. It is caused by a DNA poxvirus called the molluscum contagiosum virus . MCV has no animal reservoir, infecting only humans. There are four types of MCV, MCV-1 to -4; MCV-1 is the most prevalent and...
), 1876 - Ueber multiple, kachektische Hautgangrän, 1878
- Ueber Prurigo und die Behandlung Derselben mit Pilocarpin (About PrurigoPrurigoPrurigo is a general term used to describe itchy eruptions of the skin.Specific types include:* Prurigo nodularis* Actinic prurigo* Besnier's prurigo ....
and Treatment with PilocarpinePilocarpinePilocarpine is a parasympathomimetic alkaloid obtained from the leaves of tropical American shrubs from the genus Pilocarpus. It is a non-selective muscarinic receptor agonist in the parasympathetic nervous system, which acts therapeutically at the muscarinic acetylcholine receptor M3 due to its...
), 1879 - Ueber die Einführung der animalen Vaccine (On the Introduction of Animal Vaccine), 1879
- Ueber Maculae coeruleae (Taches ombrées, taches bleues) 1881
- Ueber Balanopostho-Mykosis, 1881