Hugo (Wilhelm) von Ziemssen (13 December 1829 – 21 January 1902) was a German physician, born in

Greifswald Greifswald (), officially the University and Hanseatic City of Greifswald (german: Universitäts- und Hansestadt Greifswald, Low German: ''Griepswoold'') is the fourth-largest city in the German state of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania after Rosto ...

. He studied medicine at the universities of

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, and

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. In 1863 he was called to the

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as a

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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 therapy as well as the director of the medical clinic. In 1874 he relocated to

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as a professor and director of the general hospital.Thibaut - Zycha, Volume 10
edited by

Walther Killy Walther Killy (26 August 191728 December 1995) was a German literary scholar who specialised in poetry, especially that of Friedrich Hölderlin and Georg Trakl. He taught at the Free University of Berlin, the Georg-August-Universität Göttinge ...

He made advances in

electrotherapeutics Electrotherapeutics is a general term for the use of electricity in therapeutics, i.e. in the alleviation and cure of disease. It is used as a treatment, like electroconvulsive therapy and TENS. In the technical working of medical electrolysis the ...

, conducted research on cold-water treatment for

typhus Typhus, also known as typhus fever, is a group of infectious diseases that include epidemic typhus, scrub typhus, and murine typhus. Common symptoms include fever, headache, and a rash. Typically these begin one to two weeks after exposure. ...

and lung

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, and became an authority on diseases of the larynx and

esophagus The esophagus ( American English) or oesophagus (British English; both ), non-technically known also as the food pipe or gullet, is an organ in vertebrates through which food passes, aided by peristaltic contractions, from the pharynx to ...

Terms

*Ziemssen's motor points—the places of entrance of motor nerves into muscles: they are points of election in the therapeutical application of electricity to muscles. *Ziemssen's treatment—treatment of

anemia Anemia or anaemia (British English) is a blood disorder in which the blood has a reduced ability to carry oxygen due to a lower than normal number of red blood cells, or a reduction in the amount of hemoglobin. When anemia comes on slowly, t ...

by subcutaneous injections of defibrinated human blood. 09-80-51-Grab-Hugo-Ziemssen-Alter-Suedl-Friedhof-Muenchen

Published works

* ''Pharmacopoea Clinici Erlangensis : kurze Anleitung zur Ordination der wichtigsten Arzneimittel ; mit besonderer Rücksicht auf die Armenpraxis ; für klinische Praktikanten und angehende Armenärzte zusammengestellt'' . Besold, Erlangen 2. Aufl. 187
Digital edition
by the University and State Library Düsseldorf Among other works he published "''Klinische Vorträge''" (1887–1900). In collaboration with prominent specialists, he published: * "''Handbuch der speciellen Pathologie und Therapie''" (1874-1885, 28 volumes); translated into English and published as: "Cyclopaedia of the practice of medicine" (1874-81, 20 volumes); third German edition (16 volumes, 1886-88). * "''Handbuch der allgemeinen Therapie''" (four volumes, 1880–84); translated into English and published as: "Handbook of general therapeutics" (1885–87).Handbuch der allgemeinen Therapie
OCLC World Cat From 1865 onwards, with

Friedrich Albert von Zenker Friedrich Albert von Zenker (13 March 1825 – 13 June 1898) was a German pathologist and physician, celebrated for his discovery of trichinosis. He was born in Dresden, and was educated in Leipzig and Heidelberg. While in Leipzig, he worked fo ...

, he edited the journal "''Deutsches Archiv für klinische Medizin''".

References

External links

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Extensive bibliography of Ziemssen. {{DEFAULTSORT:Ziemssen, Hugo Wilhelm von German internists 1829 births 1902 deaths Academic staff of the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg People from Greifswald German male writers University of Greifswald alumni