Alfons von Rosthorn

Alfons Edler von Rosthorn (September 19, 1857 - August 9, 1909) was an Austrian gynecologist who was native of Oed, a village which is located in the district of Wiener Neustadt-Land.

In 1885 he earned his doctorate from the University of Vienna, where he studied zoology and medicine, and was a student of surgeon Theodor Billroth (1829-1894). Later he became an assistant to Rudolf Chrobak (1843-1910) at the second university "Frauenklinik" in Vienna. In 1891 he was habilitated for gynecology and obstetrics, and in 1894 became a full professor of OB/GYN at the University of Prague. Later he was a professor at the Universities of Graz (1899), Heidelberg (1902) and Vienna (1908).

Rosthorn was the author of numerous works involving gynecological disorders. His better known publications were a treatise on pelvic tissue diseases called "Die Krankheiten des Beckenbindegewebes", and an 1896 work on diseases of the female sex organs titled "Die Erkrankungen der weiblichen Geschlechtsorgane", the latter being co-authored with Rudolf Chrobak. Rosthorn is also credited with the design of a specialized mask for application of chloroform anasthesia.

References

* [http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=de&u=http://www.zeno.org/Pagel-1901/A/Rosthorn,%2BAlfons%2BEdler%2Bvon&sa=X&oi=translate&resnum=8&ct=result&prev=/search%3Fq%3D%2522Rosthorn,%2BAlfons%2522%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DG Zeno.org, Biography translated from German]
* [http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=de&u=http://www.medicusbooks.com/shop/USER_ARTIKEL_HANDLING_AUFRUF.php%3Fdarstellen%3D1%26PEPPERSESS%3Dad7de89b8445f91d0799094650b9d01f%26Kategorie_ID%3D23242%26anzeigen_ab%3D1000%26anzahl_total%3D1284%26sort%3D%26order%3D%26level%3D0%26kategorie_0%3D0%26print%3Dtrue&sa=X&oi=translate&resnum=1&ct=result&prev=/search%3Fq%3DRosthorn%2BBillroth%26start%3D20%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DN Antiquariat für Medizin, Biographical information]
* [http://www.adair.at/agai/eng/museum/equipment/etherchloroformanesthesia/etherchloroformmasks/rosthornmask/default.htm Vienna Virtual Museum of the History of Anesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine]