The New England Journal of Medicine: Theodor Billroth
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Theodor Billroth
Christian Albert Theodor Billroth was one of the most eminent surgeons of the 19th century, with his main contributions in gastrectomy, laryngectomy and anatomical pathology and is generally regarded as the founding father of modern abdominal surgery.
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science · German-Austrian surgeon (1829–1894) · physician · surgeon · professor · pianist · also Theodor Billroth, Christian Albert Theodor Billroth, Billroth
Born 26 April 1829 · Died 6 February 1894 · Q77242
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1894· 1 entry
Died 1894-02-06.
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1891· 1 entry
Delivered an address on the care of the wounded in war which made a profound sensation and led to large sums of money being voted by the Austrian legislative chambers for the provision of adequate means of succour for
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1888· 1 entry
Theodor Billroth was elected member of the German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina
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1887· 3 entries
Career landmark: Member of the House of Lords (Austria) (1887).
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“Imagination is the mother of both.”
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Billroth was made a member of the Austrian Herrenhaus, "House of Lords"; a distinction rarely bestowed on members of the medical profession
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1881· 1 entry
After many ill-fated attempts, Billroth performed the first successful resection for antral carcinoma on Therese Heller, who lived for almost 4 months and died of liver metastases
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1875· 1 entry
Protesting influxes of Jewish medical students, has been counted as one of the first events in the development of Viennese political anti-Semitism
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1873· 1 entry
Performed the first laryngectomy, completely excising a cancerous larynx
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1872· 1 entry
Was the first to conduct an esophagectomy, removing a section of the oesophagus and joining the remaining parts together
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1867· 2 entries
In succession to Franz Schuh; there, he practiced surgery as chief of the Second Surgical Clinic at the Allgemeine Krankenhaus (Vienna General Hospital)
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Became close friends and shared many musical insights
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1865· 1 entry
Met Brahms for the first time when the rising composer and pianist played Robert Schumann's piano concerto and his own works in Zurich
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1860· 1 entry
Billroth accepted an offer from the University of Zurich to become the Chair of Clinical Surgery, becoming director of the surgical hospital and clinic in Zurich
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1856· 1 entry
Was appointed lecturer (Privatdozent) in Surgery and in Pathological anatomy
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1851· 1 entry
Under the guidance of Rudolph Wagner, Billroth and fellow student Georg Meissner (1829–1905), made a scientific trip to Trieste to study the torpedo fish
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1829· 1 entry
Born 1829-04-26.
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