Carl Kaiserling

Johann Carl Kaiserling (February 3, 1869 - August 20, 1942) was a German pathologist who was a native of Kassel-Wehlheiden.

He studied medicine in Munich, Kiel and Berlin, earning his medical doctorate in 1893. In 1902 he was "privatdozent" at the University of Berlin, and from 1912 was a professor of general pathology and pathological anatomy at the University of Königsberg.

His name is associated with "Kaiserling's fixative", a means of preserving histologic and pathologic specimens without changing the natural color. This fixative is an aqueous solution of formalin, potassium nitrate and potassium acetate. Kaiserling is also remembered for his pioneer work in the field of microphotography.

Selected publicstions

* "Praktikum der wissenschaftlichen Photographie", 1898
* "Lehrbuch der Mikrophotographie nebst Bemerkungen über Vergrösserung und Projektion", 1903
* "Die mikrophotographischen Apparate und ihre Handhabung", 1918

References

* [http://www.sammlungen.hu-berlin.de/dokumente/6931/ Katalog der wissenschaftlichen Sammlungen der Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Biographical Information]
* [http://cancerweb.ncl.ac.uk/cgi-bin/omd?Kaiserling's+fixative Online Medical Dictionary, Definition of Eponym]