Moritz Roth

Moritz Roth: Moritz Roth (25 December 1839, Basel – 4 November 1914, Gottlieben am Untersee) was a Swiss pathologist remembered for describing Roth's spots. He studied medicine at Würzburg, Göttingen, Berlin and Basel, where he received his doctorate in 1864. He became dozent at Basel in 1866 and moved to Greifswald in 1868 before returning to the University of Basel as professor of pathology in 1872. He retired in 1898, and was succeeded by Eduard Kaufmann. His 1892 book on Andreas Vesalius remains a standard reference text.^[1]

External links

Moritz Roth at Who Named It?

References

^ Barry G. Firkin, Judith A. Whitworth. Dictionary of Medical Eponyms, page 347. Parthenon Publishing Limited, 1996. ISBN 1850703337.

Persondata

Name Roth, Moritz

Alternative names

Short description Swiss pathologist

Date of birth 25 December 1839

Place of birth Basel

Date of death 4 November 1914

Place of death Gottlieben

This biographical article related to medicine is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

Academic Dictionaries and Encyclopedias