Leo von Zumbusch (28 June 1874, in

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– 30 March 1940, in

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) was an Austrian-German dermatologist. He was the son of sculptor Kaspar von Zumbusch (1830–1915). Leo von Zumbusch

He studied medicine in

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, where he later worked as an assistant to dermatologists

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and

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. In 1906 he obtained his

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for dermatology and

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, and in 1912 became an associate professor.Leo Ritter von Zumbusch
at

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In 1909 he was named head of the Rudolfspital in Vienna, and four years later relocated to the

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. In 1915 he was appointed director of the department of syphilis and dermatology. In 1932/33 he served as

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. In 1935 he was forced by the Nazi government to relinquish his position at the university for political reasons. In 1910 he described a rare form of

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that is now referred to as Zumbusch psoriasis.

Selected works

* ''Therapie der Hautkrankheiten : für Ärzte und Studierende'', 1908 – Therapy of skin diseases for physicians and students. * ''Atlas der Syphilis'', translated into English in 1922 as "Atlas of syphilis". * ''Atlas der Hautkrankheiten'' (with Gustav Riehl), translated into English in 1925 as "Atlas of diseases of the skin".Atlas of diseases of the skin
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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Zumbusch, Leo von 1874 births 1940 deaths Scientists from Vienna University of Vienna alumni Academic staff of the University of Vienna Academic staff of the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich German dermatologists Austrian dermatologists Austro-Hungarian emigrants to Germany