Georg Hieronymus Roderich Stintzing (12 February 1854 – 5 April 1933) was a German internist born in

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. Stintzing studied medicine at the Universities of

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and Tübingen, receiving his doctorate in 1878 at

. Following graduation he remained in Bonn as an assistant in the institute of

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(1829-1910). Later he was an assistant to

Hugo von Ziemssen Hugo (Wilhelm) von Ziemssen (13 December 1829 – 21 January 1902) was a German physician, born in Greifswald. He studied medicine at the universities of Greifswald, Berlin, and Würzburg. In 1863 he was called to the University of Erlangen as a ...

(1829-1902) at the medical clinic in

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, and in 1890 became an associate professor and director of the medical clinic at the

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. In 1892 Stintzing attained the title of "full professor" at

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. One of his better known assistants was internist

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(1864-1947). "Stintzing's tables" are tables containing readings on the electrical excitability of nerves and muscles in normal individuals.

Written works

With Franz Penzoldt (1849-1927), he was co-editor of the six volume "''Handbuch der speciellen Therapie innerer Krankheiten''" (1894–96). * 1. Bd. "''Infektionskrankheiten''" –

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s. * 2. Bd. "''Vergiftungen; Stoffwechsel-, Blut-, und Lymphkrankheiten''" – Metabolic, blood and

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s. * 3. Bd. "''Erkrankungen der Atmungsorgane und der Kreislaufsorgane''" – Diseases of the

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and the circulatory organs. * 4. Bd. "''Erkrankungen der Verdauungsorgane''" – Disorders of the digestive organs. * 5. Bd. "''Erkrankungen des Bewegungsapparates und des Nervensystems; Geisteskrankheiten''" – Diseases of the musculoskeleton and nervous system. Mental illness. * 6. Bd. "''Venerische Krankheiten; Erkrankungen der Harn- und Geschlechtswerkzeuge, sowie der Haut''" –

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s; diseases of the urinary and sexual organs. Skin diseases.Handbuch der speciellen Therapie innerer Krankheiten
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References

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(biography) {{DEFAULTSORT:Stintzing, Roderich Academic staff of the University of Jena 1854 births 1933 deaths German internists University of Bonn alumni Physicians from Heidelberg