Franz Kiwisch von Rotterau (30 April 1814 – 24 October 1852) was Professor of Obstetrics at the

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and later at the University of Prague. He was one of

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's principal opponents. In Würzburg he was succeeded by

Friedrich Wilhelm Scanzoni von Lichtenfels Friedrich Wilhelm Scanzoni von Lichtenfels (21 December 1821 – 12 June 1891) was a German gynecologist and obstetrician born in Prague, in the Austrian Empire. He studied medicine in Prague, and spent most of his professional career as chai ...

. A native of

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, he earned his medical doctorate from

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in 1837. Following the death of Josef Servas d'Outrepont (1775-1845) in 1845, he was appointed professor of OB/GYN at the University of

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. In 1850 he succeeded

Antonín Jan Jungmann Antonín Jan Jungmann, sometimes referred to as german: Anton Johann Ritter von Jungmann (19 May 1775 – 10 April 1854) was a Czech obstetrician and educator born in Hudlice, Beroun District. He was a younger brother to linguist Josef Jungmann (17 ...

(1775-1854) as professor of OB/GYN at the University of Prague. Not long afterwards he succumbed to the effects of

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, which resulted in his death at the age of 38. His 1852 book, ''Klinische Vorträge'' (Clinical Lectures), was an influential scientific work in the field of

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. Kiwisch was considered an excellent teacher by his students.

Selected written works

* ''Conspectus morborum in clinico medico Pragensi primo semestri anni 1839 tractatorum''; Doctoral dissertation (1837) * ''Beiträge zur Geburtskunde''; 2 booklets; (1846 and 1848) * ''Klinische Vorträge über specielle Pathologie und Therapie der Krankheiten des weiblichen Geschlechtes'' (1852)

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