Gustav Hauser (13 July 1856 in

Nördlingen Nördlingen (; Swabian: ''Nearle'' or ''Nearleng'') is a town in the Donau-Ries district, in Swabia, Bavaria, Germany, with a population of approximately 20,674. It is located approximately east of Stuttgart, and northwest of Munich. It was ...

– 30 June 1935 in

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) was a German

pathologist Pathology is the study of disease. The word ''pathology'' also refers to the study of disease in general, incorporating a wide range of biology research fields and medical practices. However, when used in the context of modern medical treatme ...

and

bacteriologist A bacteriologist is a microbiologist, or similarly trained professional, in bacteriology— a subdivision of microbiology that studies bacteria, typically Pathogenic bacteria, pathogenic ones. Bacteriologists are interested in studying and learnin ...

. He studied medicine at the Universities of

Munich Munich is the capital and most populous city of Bavaria, Germany. As of 30 November 2024, its population was 1,604,384, making it the third-largest city in Germany after Berlin and Hamburg. Munich is the largest city in Germany that is no ...

and

, where he worked as an assistant in the gynecological clinic under Paul Zweifel and at the pathological institute of

Friedrich Albert von Zenker Friedrich Albert von Zenker (13 March 1825 – 13 June 1898) was a German Pathology, pathologist and physician, celebrated for his discovery of trichinosis. He was born in Dresden, and was educated in Leipzig and Heidelberg. While in Leipzig, he ...

. In 1883 he obtained his habilitation for

pathological anatomy Anatomical pathology (''Commonwealth'') or anatomic pathology (''U.S.'') is a medical specialty that is concerned with the diagnosis of disease based on the gross examination, macroscopic, Histopathology, microscopic, biochemical, immu ...

and bacteriology, and in 1895 became a full professor and director of the institute of pathology in Erlangen. In 1885, Hauser was the first to isolate the bacillus ''

Proteus vulgaris ''Proteus vulgaris'' is a rod-shaped, nitrate-reducing, indole-positive and catalase-positive, hydrogen sulfide-producing, Gram-negative bacterium that inhabits the intestinal tracts of humans and animals. It can be found in soil, water, and ...

''. He is also credited with developing a formalin for the preservation of bacterial cultures. In Erlangen, the thoroughfare ''Gustav-Hauser-Straße'' is named in his honor.

Published works

He was the author of works on numerous subjects in medicine. In the field of

entomology Entomology (from Ancient Greek ἔντομον (''éntomon''), meaning "insect", and -logy from λόγος (''lógos''), meaning "study") is the branch of zoology that focuses on insects. Those who study entomology are known as entomologists. In ...

, he was the author of ''Die Damaster-Coptolabrus-Gruppe der Gattung Carabus'' (The Damaster-Coptolabrus group and the genus '' Carabus''). The following are a few of his publications in the field of medicine: * ''Zur Histogenese des Cylinderepithelcarcinoms'', 1883 - On histogenesis of cylindrical epithelial carcinoma. * ''Das chronische Magengeschwür; sein Vernarbungsprocess und dessen Beziehungen zur Entwicklung des Magencarcinoms'', 1883 - Chronic

stomach ulcer The stomach is a muscular, hollow organ in the upper gastrointestinal tract of humans and many other animals, including several invertebrates. The Ancient Greek name for the stomach is ''gaster'' which is used as ''gastric'' in medical terms re ...

s, etc. * ''Über Faulnissbacterien und deren Beziehungen zur Septicamie; ein Beitrag zur Morphologie der Spaltpilze'', 1885 - Putrefication bacteria and their relationship to septicemia, * ''Das Cylinderepithel-Carcinom des Magens und des Dickdarms'', 1890 - Cylindrical carcinoma of the

stomach The stomach is a muscular, hollow organ in the upper gastrointestinal tract of Human, humans and many other animals, including several invertebrates. The Ancient Greek name for the stomach is ''gaster'' which is used as ''gastric'' in medical t ...

and

large intestine The large intestine, also known as the large bowel, is the last part of the gastrointestinal tract and of the Digestion, digestive system in tetrapods. Water is absorbed here and the remaining waste material is stored in the rectum as feces befor ...

. * ''Ueber die Protozoen als Krankheitserreger und ihre Bedeutung für die Entstehung der Geschwülste'', 1895 - On protozoan pathogens and their connection to the formation of tumors.WorldCat Search
(publications).

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Hauser, Gustav 1856 births 1935 deaths People from Nördlingen Academic staff of the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg University of Erlangen–Nuremberg alumni German bacteriologists German pathologists