Eugène Koeberlé (4 January 1828,

Sélestat Sélestat (; Alsatian language, Alsatian: ''Schlettstàdt''; German: ''Schlettstadt'') is a Communes of France, commune in the Grand Est region of France. An administrative division (Subprefectures in France, sous-préfecture) of the Bas-Rhin Depa ...

- 13 June 1915,

Strasbourg Strasbourg ( , ; ; ) is the Prefectures in France, prefecture and largest city of the Grand Est Regions of France, region of Geography of France, eastern France, in the historic region of Alsace. It is the prefecture of the Bas-Rhin Departmen ...

) was a French and German

surgeon In medicine, a surgeon is a medical doctor who performs surgery. Even though there are different traditions in different times and places, a modern surgeon is a licensed physician and received the same medical training as physicians before spec ...

to the ''Faculté de médecine'' in

, earning his

agrégation In France, the () is the most competitive and prestigious examination for civil service in the French public education A state school, public school, or government school is a primary school, primary or secondary school that educates all stu ...

in 1853. Koeberlé specialized in

abdominal surgery The term abdominal surgery broadly covers surgical procedures that involve opening the abdomen (laparotomy). Surgery of each abdominal organ is dealt with separately in connection with the description of that organ (see stomach, kidney, liver, e ...

, in particular pioneer work involving

ovariotomy Oophorectomy (; from Greek , , 'egg-bearing' and , , 'a cutting out of'), historically also called ''ovariotomy'', is the surgical removal of an ovary or ovaries. The surgery is also called ovariectomy, but this term is mostly used in reference to ...

and

hysterectomy Hysterectomy is the surgical removal of the uterus and cervix. Supracervical hysterectomy refers to removal of the uterus while the cervix is spared. These procedures may also involve removal of the ovaries (oophorectomy), fallopian tubes ( salpi ...

operations. He is also credited for developing a precursor of present-day surgical hemostats During the latter part of his career he devoted his energies to

poetry Poetry (from the Greek language, Greek word ''poiesis'', "making") is a form of literature, literary art that uses aesthetics, aesthetic and often rhythmic qualities of language to evoke meaning (linguistics), meanings in addition to, or in ...

and

archaeology Archaeology or archeology is the study of human activity through the recovery and analysis of material culture. The archaeological record consists of Artifact (archaeology), artifacts, architecture, biofact (archaeology), biofacts or ecofacts, ...

. The Lycée Docteur-Koeberlé in his hometown of Sélestat is named in his honour.

Selected writings

* ''Deuxième opération d'ovariotomie, deuxième succès : notice sur une ovariotomie, pratiquée, le 29 septembre 1862'', 1862 - Second ovariotomy operation, second success : record on the ovariotomy- 29 September 1862. * ''Opérations d'ovariotomie'', 1865 - Ovariotomy operations. * ''De l'ovariotomie'', 1865 - * ''Extirpation d'une tumeur fibrocystique de la matrice, du poids de 14 1/2 kilogrammes, guérison'', 1869 - Removal of fibrocystic tumor, weight = 14.5 kilograms. * ''Tumeur fibro-graisseuse du poids de 5 kilogr., développée à la partie interne de la cuisse, opération, guérison'', 1869 * ''Des maladies des ovaires et de l'ovariotomie'', 1878 - Maladies of the

ovaries The ovary () is a gonad in the female reproductive system that produces ova; when released, an ovum travels through the fallopian tube/oviduct into the uterus. There is an ovary on the left and the right side of the body. The ovaries are endocr ...

and ovariotomy. * ''De l'Hémostase définitive par compression excessive'', 1878 - On final

hemostasis In biology, hemostasis or haemostasis is a process to prevent and stop bleeding, meaning to keep blood within a damaged blood vessel (the opposite of hemostasis is hemorrhage). It is the first stage of wound healing. Hemostasis involves three ...

by excessive compression. * ''Les habitants de l'Alsace ancienne et moderne'', 1913 - Inhabitants of

Alsace Alsace (, ; ) is a cultural region and a territorial collectivity in the Grand Est administrative region of northeastern France, on the west bank of the upper Rhine, next to Germany and Switzerland. In January 2021, it had a population of 1,9 ...

, ancient and modern.IDREF.fr
(bibliography)

References

French surgeons 1828 births 1915 deaths Academic staff of the University of Strasbourg People from Sélestat {{France-med-bio-stub