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Wilhelm Baum (10 September 1799 – 6 September 1883) was a German
surgeon born in
Elbing.
He studied medicine in
Königsberg
Königsberg (, ) was the historic Prussian city that is now Kaliningrad, Russia. Königsberg was founded in 1255 on the site of the ancient Old Prussian settlement ''Twangste'' by the Teutonic Knights during the Northern Crusades, and was name ...
,
Göttingen
Göttingen (, , ; nds, Chöttingen) is a university city in Lower Saxony, central Germany, the capital of the eponymous district. The River Leine runs through it. At the end of 2019, the population was 118,911.
General information
The ori ...
and
Berlin
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, receiving his doctorate in 1822. At the
University of Göttingen
The University of Göttingen, officially the Georg August University of Göttingen, (german: Georg-August-Universität Göttingen, known informally as Georgia Augusta) is a public research university in the city of Göttingen, Germany. Founded ...
, he was influenced by
Konrad Martin Langenbeck (1776–1855),
Karl Gustav Himly (1772–1837) and
Friedrich Benjamin Osiander
Friedrich Benjamin Osiander (9 February 1759, Zell unter Aichelberg – 25 May 1822, Göttingen) was an obstetrician at Göttingen, who invented uterine traction forceps. He was the father of obstetrician Johann Friedrich Osiander.
He studied ...
(1759–1822). After graduation, he spent a year as a surgical assistant to
Karl Ferdinand von Graefe Karl may refer to:
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(1787–1850) in Berlin, followed by several years of study in
Austria
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,
Italy
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,
France
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and the British Isles (
London
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,
Edinburgh
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,
Dublin
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). In
Paris
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he attended lectures and clinics by
Guillaume Dupuytren
Baron Guillaume Dupuytren (; 5 October 1777 – 8 February 1835) was a French anatomist and military surgeon. Although he gained much esteem for treating Napoleon Bonaparte's hemorrhoids, he is best known today for his description of Dupuytren' ...
(1777–1835),
Dominique Jean Larrey
Baron Dominique Jean Larrey (; 8 July 1766 – 25 July 1842) was a French surgeon and military doctor, who distinguished himself in the French Revolutionary Wars and the Napoleonic Wars. An important innovator in battlefield medicine and triage, ...
(1766–1842) and
Jean Cruveilhier (1791–1874). During his years of travel, he pursued artistic interests in addition to furthering his studies in medicine.
In 1827 he returned to Berlin as a
general practitioner, occasionally assisting his close friend
Johann Friedrich Dieffenbach
Johann Friedrich Dieffenbach (1 February 1792 – 11 November 1847) was a German surgeon. He was born in Königsberg and died in Berlin.
Dieffenbach specialized in skin transplantation and plastic surgery. His work in rhinoplastic and maxillof ...
(1792–1847) with surgical operations. Afterwards he relocated to
Danzig as chief surgeon at the municipal hospital. In Danzig he greatly distinguished himself during the
cholera epidemic of 1831. In 1841 he undertook a research trip to Paris, where he studied
lithotripsy
Lithotripsy is a non-invasive procedure involving the physical destruction of hardened masses like kidney stones, bezoars or gallstones. The term is derived from the Greek words meaning "breaking (or pulverizing) stones" ( litho- + τρίψω r ...
with
(1792–1867) and
Jean-Jacques-Joseph Leroy d'Etiolles (1798–1860), afterwards becoming a professor of surgery at the
University of Greifswald
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(1842). Later in his career he was appointed professor of surgery at the
University of Göttingen
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. Baum was an important influence to the career of
Theodor Billroth
Christian Albert Theodor Billroth (26 April 18296 February 1894) was a German surgeon and amateur musician.
As a surgeon, he is generally regarded as the founding father of modern abdominal surgery. As a musician, he was a close friend and conf ...
(1829–1894).
Although considered a good teacher, he was not known for his writings. He was one of the first surgeons in Germany to perform
tracheotomies for treatment of
croup (1848 at Greifswald, five cases). He is also credited for providing an early mention of human pulmonary
aspergillosis
Aspergillosis is a fungal infection of usually the lungs, caused by the genus ''Aspergillus'', a common mould that is breathed in frequently from the air around, but does not usually affect most people. It generally occurs in people with lung di ...
.
Publications
* ''De urethræ virilis fissuris congenitis speciatim vero de epispadia'', 1822 (dissertation)
Books about Wilhelm Baum
* ''Zum Andenken an Wilhelm Baum. Ein Nekrolog'' by
Edmund Rose (1836–1914).
* "Wilhelm Baum 1799-1883" by Georg B Gruber.
World Cat Identities
(publications)
References
Wikisource
@ Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie
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University of Göttingen faculty
University of Göttingen alumni
University of Greifswald faculty
1799 births
1883 deaths
People from Elbląg
German surgeons
People from West Prussia