Eduard Lipp (20 February 1831, in

Wundschuh Wundschuh is a municipality in the district of Graz-Umgebung in the Austrian state of Styria. Geography Wundschuh lies in the Graz basin in the Kaiser forest about 12 km south of Graz. Subdivisions ''Katastralgemeinden'' are Kasten and Wu ...

– 30 December 1891, in

Graz Graz (; sl, Gradec) is the capital city of the Austrian state of Styria and second-largest city in Austria after Vienna. As of 1 January 2021, it had a population of 331,562 (294,236 of whom had principal-residence status). In 2018, the popul ...

) was a dermatologist from the

Austro-Hungarian Empire Austria-Hungary, often referred to as the Austro-Hungarian Empire,, the Dual Monarchy, or Austria, was a constitutional monarchy and great power in Central Europe between 1867 and 1918. It was formed with the Austro-Hungarian Compromise of ...

. He studied medicine at the

University of Vienna The University of Vienna (german: Universität Wien) is a public research university located in Vienna, Austria. It was founded by Duke Rudolph IV in 1365 and is the oldest university in the German-speaking world. With its long and rich histor ...

, receiving his doctorate in 1856. In 1861, he became a primary physician at the Allgemeine Krankenhaus in Graz. In 1865 he obtained his

habilitation Habilitation is the highest university degree, or the procedure by which it is achieved, in many European countries. The candidate fulfills a university's set criteria of excellence in research, teaching and further education, usually including a ...

for dermatology and

syphilology Syphilis () is a sexually transmitted infection caused by the bacterium ''Treponema pallidum'' subspecies ''pallidum''. The signs and symptoms of syphilis vary depending in which of the four stages it presents (primary, secondary, latent, an ...

, and with support from the government, conducted investigations of

mercury poisoning Mercury poisoning is a type of metal poisoning due to exposure to mercury. Symptoms depend upon the type, dose, method, and duration of exposure. They may include muscle weakness, poor coordination, numbness in the hands and feet, skin rashe ...

affecting miners in

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. In 1873 he became an associate professor at the University of Graz as well as director of the Allgemeine Krankenhaus. In 1874 he was appointed chair of the newly founded dermatology clinic in Graz.Lipp, Eduard (1831-1891), Arzt und Politiker
Österreichisches Biographisches Lexikon und biographische Dokumentation From 1867 to 1870 he served on the municipal council in Graz, and in 1870 was elected to the

Styria Styria (german: Steiermark ; Serbo-Croatian and sl, ; hu, Stájerország) is a state (''Bundesland'') in the southeast of Austria. With an area of , Styria is the second largest state of Austria, after Lower Austria. Styria is bordered to ...

n parliament. In 1890/91 he served as president of the

Deutsche Dermatologische Gesellschaft The ''Deutsche Dermatologische Gesellschaft e.V.'' (DDG, German Dermatological Society; "''e.V.''" meaning "registered association") is a scientific specialized society for dermatology in Germany. It is a member of the Association of Scientific M ...

(German Dermatological Society). He died on 30 December 1891 from a

carcinoma Carcinoma is a malignancy that develops from epithelial cells. Specifically, a carcinoma is a cancer that begins in a tissue that lines the inner or outer surfaces of the body, and that arises from cells originating in the endodermal, mesodermal ...

of the

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;Lipp, Eduard
Biographisches Lexikon hervorragender Ärzte his successor at the University of Graz being

Adolf Jarisch Adolf Jarisch (February 15, 1850 – March 21, 1902) was an Austrian dermatologist who specialized in the care of venereal disease. The Jarisch-Herxheimer reaction, an inflammatory response that he noted following treatment for syphilis, is partial ...

.Jarisch, Adolf
Die Online Enzyklopädie der Dermatologie, Venerologie, Allergologie und Umweltmedizin In the field of dermatology, he authored papers on topics such as

psoriasis Psoriasis is a long-lasting, noncontagious autoimmune disease characterized by raised areas of abnormal skin. These areas are red, pink, or purple, dry, itchy, and scaly. Psoriasis varies in severity from small, localized patches to complete ...

erythema multiforme Erythema multiforme (EM) is a skin condition that appears with red patches evolving into target lesions, typically on both hands. It is a type of erythema possibly mediated by deposition of immune complexes (mostly IgM-bound complexes) in the s ...

, varicella,

pemphigus vegetans Pemphigus vegetans is a localized form of pemphigus vulgaris. in which there is a localized vegetating papillomatous response. The eroded areas do not heal like usual but form papillomatous growth and vegetation. Accounts for 1-2% of pemphigus ...

and pemphigus conjunctiva.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Lipp, Eduard 1831 births 1891 deaths People from Graz-Umgebung District People from the Duchy of Styria Constitutional Party (Austria) politicians Members of the Austrian House of Deputies (1870–1871) Members of the Austrian House of Deputies (1871–1873) Dermatologists from Austria-Hungary University of Vienna alumni Academic staff of the University of Graz