Franz von Rinecker (3 January 1811 – 21 February 1883) was a German pharmacologist and physician, born in Schesslitz near

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. He studied medicine at Munich and Würzburg, earning his medical degree in 1834. In 1838 he became professor of pharmacology at the University of Würzburg. Some of his more prominent students and assistants were Emil Kraepelin, Franz von Leydig,

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, Richard Geigel, Hermann Emminghaus and Carl Gerhardt,Rinecker, Franz von
In:

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(NDB). Band 21, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 2003, , S. 628 f. who later succeeded Rinecker at the department of

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. In addition, he was responsible for the appointment of

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and Rudolf Virchow to the medical faculty. Along with being a professor of pharmacology, Rinecker was responsible for several major developments at the University of Würzburg. With Franz Leydig, he created the school's

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institute, and was an important figure in the establishment of the university pediatric clinic. In 1863 he became director of psychiatry at the Juliusspital in Würzburg, and in 1872 took on additional responsibilities as director of dermatology. He is also remembered for his efforts to replace natural philosophy from the school's medical curriculum with studies that were more scientifically based.

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Universitätsklinikum Würzburg {{DEFAULTSORT:Rinecker, Franz von German pharmacologists People from the Kingdom of Bavaria 1811 births 1883 deaths Academic staff of the University of Würzburg