Theodor von Jürgensen
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Theodor von Jürgensen was a German internist who was a native of Flensburg
, Schleswig-Holstein
.
He studied medicine at the Universities of Kiel
, Breslau and Tübingen, earning his doctorate in 1863. Afterwards he was a lecturer in Kiel
, where in 1869 he became an associate professor and head of its medical clinic.
In 1873 he became a full professor of general therapy
and director of the local policlinic at Tübingen
, a position he maintained until his death in 1907.
Jürgensen specialized in research of cardiovascular disease
, and is remembered for his work involving treatment of pneumonia
and measles
.
Flensburg
Flensburg is an independent town in the north of the German state of Schleswig-Holstein. Flensburg is the centre of the region of Southern Schleswig...
, Schleswig-Holstein
Schleswig-Holstein
Schleswig-Holstein is the northernmost of the sixteen states of Germany, comprising most of the historical duchy of Holstein and the southern part of the former Duchy of Schleswig...
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He studied medicine at the Universities of Kiel
University of Kiel
The University of Kiel is a university in the city of Kiel, Germany. It was founded in 1665 as the Academia Holsatorum Chiloniensis by Christian Albert, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp and has approximately 23,000 students today...
, Breslau and Tübingen, earning his doctorate in 1863. Afterwards he was a lecturer in Kiel
Kiel
Kiel is the capital and most populous city in the northern German state of Schleswig-Holstein, with a population of 238,049 .Kiel is approximately north of Hamburg. Due to its geographic location in the north of Germany, the southeast of the Jutland peninsula, and the southwestern shore of the...
, where in 1869 he became an associate professor and head of its medical clinic.
In 1873 he became a full professor of general therapy
Therapy
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and director of the local policlinic at Tübingen
Tübingen
Tübingen is a traditional university town in central Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is situated south of the state capital, Stuttgart, on a ridge between the Neckar and Ammer rivers.-Geography:...
, a position he maintained until his death in 1907.
Jürgensen specialized in research of cardiovascular disease
Cardiovascular disease
Heart disease or cardiovascular disease are the class of diseases that involve the heart or blood vessels . While the term technically refers to any disease that affects the cardiovascular system , it is usually used to refer to those related to atherosclerosis...
, and is remembered for his work involving treatment of pneumonia
Pneumonia
Pneumonia is an inflammatory condition of the lung—especially affecting the microscopic air sacs —associated with fever, chest symptoms, and a lack of air space on a chest X-ray. Pneumonia is typically caused by an infection but there are a number of other causes...
and measles
Measles
Measles, also known as rubeola or morbilli, is an infection of the respiratory system caused by a virus, specifically a paramyxovirus of the genus Morbillivirus. Morbilliviruses, like other paramyxoviruses, are enveloped, single-stranded, negative-sense RNA viruses...
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Selected publications
- Klinische Studien über die Behandlung des Abdominaltyphus mittels des kalten Wassers (Studies on the Treatment of Abdominal TyphusTyphusEpidemic typhus is a form of typhus so named because the disease often causes epidemics following wars and natural disasters...
using Cold Water); (1866) - Die Körperwärme des gesunden Menschen (Body Temperature of Healthy Persons); (1873)
- Kruppöse Pneumonie Katarrhalpneumonie, in ZiemssenHugo Wilhelm von ZiemssenHugo von Ziemssen was a German physician, born at Greifswald. He studied there, at Berlin, and at Würzburg. In 1863 he was called to Erlangen as professor of pathology and director of the clinic, and in 1874 to Munich as director of the general hospital...
's Handbuch der speciellen Pathologie und Therapie, (1874) - Antiphlogistische Heilmethoden, Blutentziehungen Transfusion, in Ziemssen's Handbuch der allgemeinen Therapie, (1880)
- Kruppöse Pneumonie: Beobachtungen aus der Tübinger Poliklinik (CroupousCroupCroup is a respiratory condition that is usually triggered by an acute viral infection of the upper airway. The infection leads to swelling inside the throat, which interferes with normal breathing and produces the classical symptoms of a "barking" cough, stridor, and hoarseness...
pneumoniaPneumoniaPneumonia is an inflammatory condition of the lung—especially affecting the microscopic air sacs —associated with fever, chest symptoms, and a lack of air space on a chest X-ray. Pneumonia is typically caused by an infection but there are a number of other causes...
: Observations from the Tübingen Polyclinic); (1883) - Mitteilungen aus der Tübingen Poliklinik, (1886)
- Lehrbuch der speciellen Pathologie und Therapie (Textbook of Special Pathology and Therapy); (1893)
- Acute Exantheme: Allgemeines, Masern, Scharlach, Rötheln, Varicellen (Acute Exanthema: MeaslesMeaslesMeasles, also known as rubeola or morbilli, is an infection of the respiratory system caused by a virus, specifically a paramyxovirus of the genus Morbillivirus. Morbilliviruses, like other paramyxoviruses, are enveloped, single-stranded, negative-sense RNA viruses...
, Scarlet feverScarlet feverScarlet fever is a disease caused by exotoxin released by Streptococcus pyogenes. Once a major cause of death, it is now effectively treated with antibiotics...
, RubellaRubellaRubella, commonly known as German measles, is a disease caused by the rubella virus. The name "rubella" is derived from the Latin, meaning little red. Rubella is also known as German measles because the disease was first described by German physicians in the mid-eighteenth century. This disease is...
, Varicella); (1894-96) - Erkrankungen der Kreislaufsorgane, Insufficienz, Schwäche, des Herzens (Diseases of the Circulatory Organs: Insufficiency, Weakness of the Heart); (1899)