Alban Kohler
Encyclopedia
Alban Köhler was a German
radiologist
. Born in Petsa
(Thuringia
), he discovered a rare foot disorder found in children which was named Köhler disease
in his honour. He died in Niederselters
.
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
radiologist
Radiology
Radiology is a medical specialty that employs the use of imaging to both diagnose and treat disease visualized within the human body. Radiologists use an array of imaging technologies to diagnose or treat diseases...
. Born in Petsa
Kriebitzsch
Kriebitzsch is a municipality in the district Altenburger Land, in Thuringia, Germany....
(Thuringia
Thuringia
The Free State of Thuringia is a state of Germany, located in the central part of the country.It has an area of and 2.29 million inhabitants, making it the sixth smallest by area and the fifth smallest by population of Germany's sixteen states....
), he discovered a rare foot disorder found in children which was named Köhler disease
Kohler disease
Köhler disease is a rare bone disorder of the foot found in children between six and nine years of age. The disease typically affects boys, but it can also affect girls. It was first described in 1908 by Alban Köhler , a German radiologist.It is caused when the navicular bone temporarily loses...
in his honour. He died in Niederselters
Niederselters
Niederselters is an urban district of the community Selters in Hesse, Germany....
.
External links
- Alban Köhler - whonamedit.com