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Jean Georges Chrétien Frédéric Martin Lobstein (German spelling: Johann Friedrich Georg Christian Martin Lobstein) (8 May 1777 – 7 March 1835) was a German-born, French
pathologist 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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who was a native of
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. He was the nephew of noted surgeon Johann Friedrich Lobstein (1736-1784). In 1803 he earned his doctorate at the
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, subsequently working as an
anatomical Anatomy () is the branch of biology concerned with the study of the structure of organisms and their parts. Anatomy is a branch of natural science that deals with the structural organization of living things. It is an old science, having it ...
prosector A prosector is a person with the special task of preparing a dissection for demonstration, usually in medical schools or hospitals. Many important anatomists began their careers as prosectors working for lecturers and demonstrators in anatomy and p ...
as well as an assistant to the ''médecin-accoucheur en chef'' at the Civil Hospital (Strasbourg). In 1805 he became a professor at ''École d'obstétrique du Rhin inférieur'' (School of
Obstetrics Obstetrics is the field of study concentrated on pregnancy, childbirth and the postpartum period. As a medical specialty, obstetrics is combined with gynecology under the discipline known as obstetrics and gynecology (OB/GYN), which is a surgi ...
of the Lower Rhine), where he ultimately served for thirty years. In 1819 he attained a professorship in
pathological anatomy Anatomical pathology (''Commonwealth'') or Anatomic pathology (''U.S.'') is a medical specialty that is concerned with the diagnosis of disease based on the macroscopic, microscopic, biochemical, immunologic and molecular examination o ...
. Jean Lobstein is remembered for contributions made in the field of pathological anatomy. He coined the term 'osteoporosis.' He also described a disorder known today as osteogenesis imperfecta type I, which is sometimes called "Lobstein's disease". This disease is an hereditary, generalized connective tissue disorder characterized by bone fragility and a blue-gray
sclera The sclera, also known as the white of the eye or, in older literature, as the tunica albuginea oculi, is the opaque, fibrous, protective, outer layer of the human eye containing mainly collagen and some crucial elastic fiber. In humans, and some ...
e of the eyes. In 1813 he founded an impressive pathological museum in
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, a collection that remained intact until the years following the Franco-Prussian War, when its artifacts were either dispersed or lost. Lobstein's best written effort was an unfinished four-volume work titled "''Traité d’anatomie pathologique''", being based on his personal experiences as a pathologist. In its second volume he coined the word "
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" in a section on arterial disease.
Haimovici's vascular surgery, Volume 151 By Enrico Ascher, Henry Haimovici In addition to his work in medicine, he was an avid
archaeologist Archaeology or archeology is the scientific study of human activity through the recovery and analysis of material culture. The archaeological record consists of artifacts, architecture, biofacts or ecofacts, sites, and cultural landscap ...
,
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and
numismatist A numismatist is a specialist in numismatics ("of coins"; from Late Latin ''numismatis'', genitive of ''numisma''). Numismatists include collectors, specialist dealers, and scholars who use coins and other currency in object-based research. Altho ...
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Associated eponym

* Lobstein's ganglion: Also known as the thoracic splanchnic ganglion; a small collection of nerve bodies on the greater thoracic splanchnic nerve.


References


MedicineNet
(article on Lobstein's Disease)

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Lobstein, Jean French pathologists French surgeons 1777 births 1835 deaths People from Giessen University of Strasbourg alumni Academic staff of the University of Strasbourg