Ludwik Karol Teichmann-Stawiarski (September 16, 1823 – November 24, 1895) was a
Polish
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anatomist
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and discoverer of a new way of research in forensic medicine, after whom
Teichmann crystals are called.
Life
Teichmann was born on in
Lublin
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.
In 1856, Teichmann became a
Doctor of Medicine
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at the
University of Göttingen
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.
[ In 1861, he became a ]Professor
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of pathological anatomy at the Jagiellonian University
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in Kraków
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.[ and in 1868 he became a professor of descriptive and comparative anatomy there,][ where he also served as Rector from 1877 to 1878.][
He introduced injection and corrosion techniques into pathology and used them to study the lymphatic system in health and disease. He discovered haemin crystals, now known as Teichmann's crystals.]
Teichmann died on in Kraków.
Works
Among his works, ''Das saugadersystem vom anatomischen standpunkte'' (1861) in particular acquired recognition.[
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See also
* Hemin
References
1823 births
1895 deaths
19th-century Polish scientists
Polish anatomists
Scientists from Lublin
Rectors of the Jagiellonian University
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