Ferdinand Sauerbruch (1875-1951).

Ferdinand Sauerbruch: Pioneer Thoracic Surgeon.

Albert Schweitzer (1875-1965).

*Professor of Medicine, T.N. Medical College (Retd.), Hon. Physician, Bhatia Hospital, Mumbai; **Consultant Internal Medicine and Infectious Diseases, Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital, Andheri (West), Mumbai D Schweitzer was a French-German scholar, born in Kaysersberg, Alsace; a s ickly chi ld , in contrast to h is la ter extraordinary robustness. Without doubt, he was a great and multiface...

Studies on bacteria 1875

endeavored, in association with my friend Herr Oberstabsarzt Dr. Schroeter, to study bacteria with the aid of the more perfect optical systems now available to us. Since Schroeter left this plant physiological institute in the summer of 1870, I have carried on these studies alone. I have first attempted to discover the biological relationships of the bacteria as well as to arrive at a decision ...

Op-brai150105 1875..1893

Remyelination failure plays an important role in the pathophysiology of multiple sclerosis, but the underlying cellular and molecular mechanisms remain poorly understood. We now report actively demyelinating lesions in patients with multiple sclerosis are associated with increased glial expression of fibroblast growth factor 9 (FGF9), which we demonstrate inhibits myelination and remyelination ...

Ferdinand Von Hebra--Founder of Classical Dermatology.

T e r e w e r e m a n y i n f l u e n c e s responsible for the glories of NeoViennese medicine . Ferdinand Von Hebra (1816-1880) is considered as the founder of classical dermatology. Hebra was born in Moravia, and received his medical degree from University of Vienna. He was appointed in Josef Skoda’s chest clinic at the Allgemeines Krankenhause. Skoda, seeing his interest in diseases of skin...