Eduard Albert

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name = Eduard Albert


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caption = Dr Eduard Albert
birth_date = 20 January 1841
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death_date = 26 September 1900
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education = University of Vienna
occupation = Surgeon
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MUDr. Eduard Albert (January 20 1841, Žamberk – September 26 1900), was Czech surgeon, professor and historian.

Life

Eduard Albert was born in Žamberk in the family of clockmaker František Albert and Kateřina Albertová (nee Zdobnická). Further famous persons from their family were also František Albert (1856–1923), surgeon and writer, Tereza Svatová (1858–1940), writer and Kateřina Thomová (1861-1952), notable creatress of amateur theatre in Žamberk and founder of municipal museum in Žamberk.

Eduard Albert studied medicine at the University of Vienna, where he earned his doctorate in 1867. At Vienna he was a student of Salomon Stricker (1834-1898) and Johann von Dumreicher (1815-1880). From 1873-1881 he was a professor of surgery in Innsbruck, where he introduced mandatory antiseptic treatment for wounds. In 1881 Albert attained the chair of surgery in Vienna, where he remained until 1900. He was succeeded at Innsbruck in 1881 by Carl Nicoladoni (1847–1902).

Albert is remembered for his pioneer research in orthopedic surgery, particularly his work concerning tarsal and shoulder arthrodesis for paralysis and recurring joint dislocations. One of his better-known students was Adolf Lorenz (1854-1946), "The Bloodless Surgeon of Vienna".

Works

* "Diagnostika chirurgických nemocí" (1876)
* "Učebnice chirurgie a nauky operační" 1877)
* "Paměti Žamberské" (1889)

Photogallery

References

* [http://www.whonamedit.com/doctor.cfm/168.html Who Named It?, Eduard Albert]
* [http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=24914997 Find A Grave]