Heinrich Obersteiner (13 November 1847 – 19 November 1922) was an

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neurologist Neurology (from el, νεῦρον (neûron), "string, nerve" and the suffix -logia, "study of") is the branch of medicine dealing with the diagnosis and treatment of all categories of conditions and disease involving the brain, the spinal c ...

born in

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. In 1870 earned his doctorate from the

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, where he worked in the laboratory of

Ernst Wilhelm von Brücke Ernst Wilhelm Ritter von Brücke (6 July 1819 – 7 January 1892) was a German physician and physiologist. He is credited with contributions made in many facets of physiology. Biography He was born Ernst Wilhelm Brücke in Berlin. He graduate ...

(1819–1892). In 1873 he earned his habilitation for

pathology Pathology is the study of the 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 used in ...

and

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of the

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at the University of Vienna, becoming an associate professor in 1880, and receiving the title of "full professor" in 1898. He was also director of a private mental institution at

Oberdöbling Oberdöbling (Central Bavarian: ''Obadöbling'') was an independent municipality until 1892 and is today a part of Döbling, the 19th district of Vienna. It is also one of the 89 Katastralgemeinden. Geography Oberdöbling lies in the south of ...

, outside of Vienna. In 1882 he established an internationally known neurological institute in Vienna. The eponymous Obersteiner–Redlich line is named after him, along with Emil Redlich (1866–1930). This zone is where the

central nervous system The central nervous system (CNS) is the part of the nervous system consisting primarily of the brain and spinal cord. The CNS is so named because the brain integrates the received information and coordinates and influences the activity of all par ...

and

peripheral nervous system The peripheral nervous system (PNS) is one of two components that make up the nervous system of bilateral animals, with the other part being the central nervous system (CNS). The PNS consists of nerves and ganglia, which lie outside the brain ...

meet, as well as the place where

Schwann cells Schwann cells or neurolemmocytes (named after German physiologist Theodor Schwann) are the principal glia of the peripheral nervous system (PNS). Glial cells function to support neurons and in the PNS, also include satellite cells, olfactory ensh ...

meet oligodendroglia cells.

Written works

* '' Anleitung beim Studium des baues der nervösen Centralorgane im gesunden und kranken Zustande''.

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and Vienna, 1888; fifth edition, 1912. translated into English, French, Italian, and Russian. English translation by Alexander Hill a
"Introduction to the Study of the Anatomy of the Central Nervous Organs in Health and Disease"
(1890). * ''Die Lehre vom Hypnotismus''. Leipzig and Vienna, 1893 – Lessons on

hypnotism Hypnosis is a human condition involving focused attention (the selective attention/selective inattention hypothesis, SASI), reduced peripheral awareness, and an enhanced capacity to respond to suggestion.In 2015, the American Psychologica ...

. * ''Die Krankheiten des Rückenmarks'', with Emil Redlich. in Ebstein and Schwalbe's Handbuch der praktischen Medizin, in Verbindung mit Zahlreichen Gelehrten. * ''Makroskopische Untersuchung des Zentralnervensystems'', in Alberhalden's Handbuch der biologischen Arbeitsmethoden, part 8, T. 1;

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and Vienna, Urban & Schwarzenberg, 1924 – Macroscopic examination of the

.Who Named It
bibliography of Heinrich Obersteiner

References

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1847 births 1922 deaths Physicians from Vienna Austrian neurologists Academic staff of the University of Vienna Burials at Döbling Cemetery {{austria-med-bio-stub