Rudolf Stähelin, surname also spelled Staehelin (28 July 1875,

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– 26 March 1943, Basel) was a Swiss internist. He studied medicine at the Universities of

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and

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, obtaining his doctorate at Basel in 1901. He briefly served as an assistant physician at the Civic Hospital in Basel, then was a lecturer at the Universities of Basel (from 1902),

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(1906) and

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(from 1907). From 1911 until 1943, he was a professor of internal medicine and director of the medical clinic at Basel. Historischen Lexikon der Schweiz
biography His research involved studies on

tuberculosis Tuberculosis (TB) is an infectious disease usually caused by '' Mycobacterium tuberculosis'' (MTB) bacteria. Tuberculosis generally affects the lungs, but it can also affect other parts of the body. Most infections show no symptoms, in ...

respiratory The respiratory system (also respiratory apparatus, ventilatory system) is a biological system consisting of specific organs and structures used for gas exchange in animals and plants. The anatomy and physiology that make this happen varies grea ...

circulatory The blood circulatory system is a system of organs that includes the heart, blood vessels, and blood which is circulated throughout the entire body of a human or other vertebrate. It includes the cardiovascular system, or vascular system, tha ...

metabolic Metabolism (, from el, μεταβολή ''metabolē'', "change") is the set of life-sustaining chemical reactions in organisms. The three main functions of metabolism are: the conversion of the energy in food to energy available to run cell ...

and

infectious diseases An infection is the invasion of tissues by pathogens, their multiplication, and the reaction of host tissues to the infectious agent and the toxins they produce. An infectious disease, also known as a transmissible disease or communicable dise ...

. With

Gustav von Bergmann Gustav von Bergmann (24 December 1878 – 16 September 1955) was a German internist born in Würzburg. He was the son of renowned surgeon Ernst von Bergmann (1836–1907). Education In 1903 he received his doctorate at Strasbourg, and a ...

, he published the second edition of the ''Handbuch der inneren Medizin'' (1925-1931).

Selected works

* ''Fortschritte der Hochgebirgsphysiologie'', 1929 – On high altitude physiology. * ''Spezielle Pathologie und Therapie der Infektionskrankheiten'', 1934 – Special pathology and therapy for infectious diseases. * ''Pro et Contra der Sulfanilamidtherapie'', 1942 – Pros and cons associated with

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therapy. * ''Ermüdung und Krankheit'', 1942 –

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and disease.OCLC WorldCat
published works

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Stahelin, Rudolf 1875 births 1943 deaths Academic staff of the University of Basel Swiss internists