Wenzel von Linhart (6 June 1821, Seelowitz – 22 October 1877,

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) was an Austrian

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. He studied medicine in

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, where his influences included

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Christian Joseph Berres and surgeon

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. From 1845 to 1849, he was an assistant in the lectures of Johann von Dumreicher, and in 1852 became a

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of operative surgery at the

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. In 1856 he replaced Adolf Morawek (1816-1855) as professor of the surgical clinic at the

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. As a result of his work with the wounded in the

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(1866), he was named Royal Bavarian Councillor in 1867. During the

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, he distinguished himself in his role as a Bavarian general physician.

Published works

An adherent of topographical anatomy, he was a skilled surgeon and considered an excellent teacher. The following are three of his principal writings. * ''Ueber die Schenkelhernie'', 1852 - On the

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. * ''Compendium der chirurgischen Operationslehre'', (1856; fourth edition, 1874) - Compendium of surgical operation lectures. * ''Vorlesungen über Unterleibs-Hernien'' (1866; new edition, 1882) - Lectures on

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s.WorldCat Title
Ueber die Schenkelhernie

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Linhart, Wenzel von 1821 births 1877 deaths People from Židlochovice People from the Margraviate of Moravia Moravian-German people Physicians from the Austrian Empire Academic staff of the University of Würzburg Physicians from Austria-Hungary