Ernst Ziegler (17 March 1849,

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– 30 November 1905,

Freiburg im Breisgau Freiburg im Breisgau (; abbreviated as Freiburg i. Br. or Freiburg i. B.; Low Alemannic German, Low Alemannic: ''Friburg im Brisgau''), commonly referred to as Freiburg, is an independent city in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. With a population o ...

) was a Swiss

pathologist Pathology is the study of the causal, causes and effects of disease or injury. The word ''pathology'' also refers to the study of disease in general, incorporating a wide range of biology research fields and medical practices. However, when us ...

Academic career

He studied medicine at the universities of

Bern german: Berner(in)french: Bernois(e) it, bernese , neighboring_municipalities = Bremgarten bei Bern, Frauenkappelen, Ittigen, Kirchlindach, Köniz, Mühleberg, Muri bei Bern, Neuenegg, Ostermundigen, Wohlen bei Bern, Zollikofen , website ...

and

Würzburg Würzburg (; Main-Franconian: ) is a city in the region of Franconia in the north of the German state of Bavaria. Würzburg is the administrative seat of the ''Regierungsbezirk'' Lower Franconia. It spans the banks of the Main River. Würzburg is ...

, obtaining his doctorate at Bern in 1872. Afterwards, he served as an assistant to

Edwin Klebs Theodor Albrecht Edwin Klebs (6 February 1834 – 23 October 1913) was a German-Swiss microbiologist. He is mainly known for his work on infectious diseases. His works paved the way for the beginning of modern bacteriology, and inspired Louis Pas ...

in Würzburg, and in 1878 he became an associate professor at the

University of Freiburg The University of Freiburg (colloquially german: Uni Freiburg), officially the Albert Ludwig University of Freiburg (german: Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg), is a public university, public research university located in Freiburg im Breisg ...

. In 1881 he was appointed professor of pathology and director of the pathological institute in

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. During the following year he relocated as a professor to the

University of Tübingen The University of Tübingen, officially the Eberhard Karl University of Tübingen (german: Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen; la, Universitas Eberhardina Carolina), is a public research university located in the city of Tübingen, Baden-Wü ...

, and from 1889 to 1905, he was a professor at Freiburg.

Published works

Ziegler was author of the highly regarded ''Lehrbuch der allgemeinen und speciellen pathologischen Anatomie und Pathogenese'' (1882), a work subsequently translated into English and published as ''A text-book of pathological anatomy and pathogenesis''
Vol. 1, 1883Vol. 2, 1884)
His other principal written efforts include: * ''Untersuchungen über pathologische Bindegewebs- und Gefässneubildung'', 1876 – Pathological investigations of

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and

vascular neoplasms A vascular tumor is a tumor of vascular origin; a soft tissue growth that can be either benign or malignant, formed from blood vessels or lymph vessels. Examples of vascular tumors include hemangiomas, lymphangiomas, hemangioendotheliomas, Kapos ...

. * ''Ueber Tuberculose und Schwindsucht'', 1878 –

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and consumption. He was editor of the journal ''Centralblatt für allgemeine Pathologie und pathologische Anatomie''.Google Books
Zentralblatt für allgemeine Pathologie und pathologische Anatomie, Volume 1

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Ziegler, Ernst 1849 births 1905 deaths People from the canton of Solothurn Swiss pathologists University of Freiburg faculty University of Tübingen faculty University of Zurich faculty University of Bern alumni University of Würzburg alumni