Carl-Bernhard Brühl (5 May 1820,
Prague – 14 August 1899,
Graz
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) was an Austrian physician and
anatomist known for his work in the field of comparative
osteology
Osteology () is the scientific study of bones, practised by osteologists. A subdiscipline of anatomy, anthropology, and paleontology, osteology is the detailed study of the structure of bones, skeletal elements, teeth, microbone morphology, funct ...
.
He studied medicine in Vienna, later spending several years as a practicing physician. In 1857 he was appointed professor of
zootomy
Anatomy () is the branch of biology concerned with the study of the structure of organisms and their parts. Anatomy is a branch of natural science that deals with the structural organization of living things. It is an old science, having it ...
and
comparative anatomy
Comparative anatomy is the study of similarities and differences in the anatomy of different species. It is closely related to evolutionary biology and phylogeny (the evolution of species).
The science began in the classical era, continuing in t ...
in
Kraków. In 1861 he became a professor of zootomy in Vienna, where in 1863, he was named director of the zootomic institute.
In Vienna, he conducted popular scientific lectures free of charge, a practice that was almost unheard of at the time. His lectures were also available to female listeners, causing a stir of serious controversy in academic circles.
Sigmund Freud, in his 1925 autobiographical study, mentioned that it was hearing Brühl's reading of
Goethe's "''Die Natur''" that persuaded him to enter medical school.
Selected works
* ''Die Methode des osteologischen Details : dargestellt am Karpfen-skelette'', 1845 - Method of osteological details; presentations of carp skeletons.
* ''Anfangsgründe der vergleichenden Anatomie aller Thierklassen, zum Selbststudium'', 1847 - Basics of comparative anatomy in regards to all classes of animals.
* ''Zur Kenntniss des Orang-Kopfes und der Orangarten'', 1856 - In regards to the knowledge of the
orangutan head and the orangutan species.
* ''Das Skelet der Krokodilinen : dargestellt in zwanzig Tafeln zur Erleichterung des Selbststudiums, sammtlich nach der Natur gezeichnet, in Zink gestochen und erläutert'', 1862 - The skeleton of
crocodilian
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s, etc.
* ''Zootomie aller Thierklassen für Lernende, nach Autopsien, skizzirt'', 1874 - Zootomy of all animal classes, according to autopsies.
* ''Zur osteologie der knochenfische. Nach materialien aus dem pariser pflanzengarten'', 1887 - Osteology of boned fish.
WorldCat Identities
Most widely held works by Carl Bernhard Brühl
References
External links
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1820 births
1899 deaths
Scientists from Prague
Academic staff of the University of Vienna
Austrian anatomists
Austrian zoologists