- Heinrich von Bamberger
Heinrich von Bamberger (
December 27 ,1822 - 1888) was an Austrianpathologist fromPrague . In 1847 he earned his doctorate from theUniversity of Prague , and from 1851 to 1854 he was a clinical assistant to Johann von Oppolzer (1808-1871) inVienna . In 1854 he became professor of therapeuticpathology at theUniversity of Würzburg . In 1872 he returned to theUniversity of Vienna , where he succeeded Oppolzer as professor of special pathology andtherapy . He was father tointernist Eugen von Bamberger (1858-1921).Bamberger was a specialist regarding
respiratory andcirculatory pathology, and is remembered for his early descriptions of hematogenousalbuminuria , uremicpericarditis and progressive polyserositis (general inflammation ofserous membranes). The eponymous "Bamberger's disease" is named after him, which is aspasm odic affection of the leg muscles (sometimes called "dancing spasms").In 1857 he published "Lehrbuch der Krankheiten des Herzens" (Handbook of Diseases of the Heart), which was one of the first textbooks dedicated to
cardiac pathology.References
* [http://www.whonamedit.com/doctor.cfm/867.html Who Named It; Heinrich von Bamberger]
* [http://books.google.com/books?id=xu0P8pUHZzsC&pg=PA53&lpg=PA53&dq=%22heinrich+von+bamberger%22+pericarditis&source=web&ots=U5rDyw8k4T&sig=3kaWERvl4vn04MV9smT564BgZzc Dates in Cardiology; Google Books]
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