Ludwik Karol Teichmann-Stawiarski (September 16, 1823 – November 24, 1895) was a

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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

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. In 1856, Teichmann became a

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at the

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. In 1861, he became a

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of pathological anatomy at the

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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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1823 births 1895 deaths 19th-century Polish scientists Polish anatomists Scientists from Lublin Rectors of the Jagiellonian University {{Poland-med-bio-stub

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