Hugo (Wilhelm) von Ziemssen (13 December 1829 – 21 January 1902) was a German physician, born in

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. He studied medicine at the universities of

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, and

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. In 1863 he was called to the

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as a

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and therapy as well as the director of the medical clinic. In 1874 he relocated to

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as a professor and director of the general hospital.Thibaut - Zycha, Volume 10
edited by Walther Killy He made advances in electrotherapeutics, conducted research on cold-water treatment for

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and

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, and became an authority on diseases of the

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and

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Terms

*Ziemssen's motor points—the places of entrance of motor nerves into muscles: they are points of election in the therapeutical application of electricity to muscles. *Ziemssen's treatment—treatment of

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by subcutaneous injections of defibrinated human blood. 09-80-51-Grab-Hugo-Ziemssen-Alter-Suedl-Friedhof-Muenchen

Published works

* ''Pharmacopoea Clinici Erlangensis : kurze Anleitung zur Ordination der wichtigsten Arzneimittel ; mit besonderer Rücksicht auf die Armenpraxis ; für klinische Praktikanten und angehende Armenärzte zusammengestellt'' . Besold, Erlangen 2. Aufl. 187
Digital edition
by the

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Among other works he published "''Klinische Vorträge''" (1887–1900). In collaboration with prominent specialists, he published: * "''Handbuch der speciellen Pathologie und Therapie''" (1874-1885, 28 volumes); translated into English and published as: "Cyclopaedia of the practice of medicine" (1874-81, 20 volumes); third German edition (16 volumes, 1886-88). * "''Handbuch der allgemeinen Therapie''" (four volumes, 1880–84); translated into English and published as: "Handbook of general therapeutics" (1885–87).Handbuch der allgemeinen Therapie
OCLC World Cat From 1865 onwards, with

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 ...

, he edited the journal "''Deutsches Archiv für klinische Medizin''".

References

External links

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Extensive bibliography of Ziemssen. {{DEFAULTSORT:Ziemssen, Hugo Wilhelm von German internists 1829 births 1902 deaths Academic staff of the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg People from Greifswald German male writers University of Greifswald alumni