Otto Zuckerkandl (28 December 1861, Raab – 1 July 1921,

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) was an Austro-Hungarian

urologist Urology (from Greek οὖρον ''ouron'' "urine" and ''-logia'' "study of"), also known as genitourinary surgery, is the branch of medicine that focuses on surgical and medical diseases of the urinary-tract system and the reproductive organ ...

and

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. He was a younger brother of anatomist

Emil Zuckerkandl Emil Zuckerkandl (1 September 1849 in Győr, Hungary – 28 May 1910 in Vienna, Austria) was a Hungarian anatomist. Biography Zuckerkandl was born in Győr on 1 September 1849, to a Jewish family. He had two brothers: the industrialist V ...

(1849–1910). In 1884 he obtained his medical doctorate from the

University of Vienna The University of Vienna (german: Universität Wien) is a public research university located in Vienna, Austria. It was founded by Duke Rudolph IV in 1365 and is the oldest university in the German-speaking world. With its long and rich histor ...

. Beginning in 1889, he became an assistant to surgeon Eduard Albert (1841–1900) in Vienna, two years later serving at the

Vienna General Hospital The Vienna General Hospital (german: Allgemeines Krankenhaus der Stadt Wien), usually abbreviated to AKH, is the general hospital of the city of Vienna, Austria. It is also the city's university hospital, and the site of the Medical Univer ...

under the guidance of Leopold von Dittel (1815–1898). In 1892 he became a lecturer in

surgery Surgery ''cheirourgikē'' (composed of χείρ, "hand", and ἔργον, "work"), via la, chirurgiae, meaning "hand work". is a medical specialty that uses operative manual and instrumental techniques on a person to investigate or treat a pat ...

, afterwards gaining promotions as an associate professor (1904) and full professor (1912). From 1902 onward, he was associated with the

Rothschild-Spital The Rothschild Hospital, named after its founder Baron Anselm von Rothschild, was the hospital of the Israelitische Kultusgemeinde in Vienna, Austria. The hospital lasted from its opening in 1873 until its closure by the Nazis in 1943. After Wor ...

in Vienna. Zuckerkandl specialized in diseases of the

urethra The urethra (from Greek οὐρήθρα – ''ourḗthrā'') is a tube that connects the urinary bladder to the urinary meatus for the removal of urine from the body of both females and males. In human females and other primates, the urethra con ...

bladder The urinary bladder, or simply bladder, is a hollow organ in humans and other vertebrates that stores urine from the kidneys before disposal by urination. In humans the bladder is a distensible organ that sits on the pelvic floor. Urine enters ...

, and prostate. In 1919, he was a founder and first president of the ''Wiener Urological Society'' (in 1936 renamed the ''Österreichische Gesellschaft für Urologie'', Austrian Society of Urology). The "Zuckerkandl Preis" is an award for special achievements in the field of urology. An unfinished portrait (1917–1918) of his wife Amalie, painted by

Gustav Klimt Gustav Klimt (July 14, 1862 – February 6, 1918) was an Austrian symbolist painter and one of the most prominent members of the Vienna Secession movement. Klimt is noted for his paintings, murals, sketches, and other objets d'art. Klimt's prim ...

, is now kept at the Belvedere in Vienna. Amalie was a Christian who converted to Judaism to marry Zuckerlandl. The couple were divorced after the

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. During the

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she and her daughter Nora were deported by the

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to the

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where they were murdered.

Writings

He was the author of ''Atlas und Grundriss der chirurgischen Operationslehre'' (1897), an influential manual/atlas on surgery that was published over numerous editions. It was translated into English in 1898 as "Atlas and epitome of operative surgery". His other principal works include: * ''Handbuch der Urologie'', 1904–06 (with

Anton von Frisch Anton von Frisch (16 February 1849 – 24 May 1917), full name Anton Ritter von Frisch, was an Austrian urologist. Frisch was born in Vienna. He studied at the Pasteur Institute in Paris, afterwards returning to Vienna, where he served as a d ...

) – Textbook of urology. * ''Die lokalen Erkrankungen der Harnblase'', 1899 – Local diseases of the

urinary bladder The urinary bladder, or simply bladder, is a hollow organ in humans and other vertebrates that stores urine from the kidneys before disposal by urination. In humans the bladder is a distensible organ that sits on the pelvic floor. Urine enters ...

. * ''Studien zur Anatomie und Klinik der Prostatahypertrophie'', 1922 (with

Julius Tandler Julius Tandler (February 16, 1869 – August 25, 1936) was an Austrian physician and Social Democratic politician, whose research secured him a lasting place in the history of anatomy. His main claim to fame was his ambition to introduce a compr ...

) – Treatise on

prostatic hypertrophy Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), also called prostate enlargement, is a noncancerous increase in size of the prostate gland. Symptoms may include frequent urination, trouble starting to urinate, weak stream, inability to urinate, or loss o ...

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Zuckerkandl, Otto 1861 births 1921 deaths University of Vienna alumni Austro-Hungarian physicians People from Győr Austro-Hungarian Jews