Edmund Lesser
Encyclopedia
Edmund Lesser was a German dermatologist who was a native of Neisse
.
He studied medicine at the Universities of Berlin, Bonn
and Strasbourg
, and in 1876 earned his medical doctorate. Later he became an assistant to Oskar Simon
(1845–1892) at the dermatological clinic in Breslau, and in 1882 received his habilitation at the University of Leipzig
. In 1892 he was an associate professor at the University of Bonn
, and in 1896 was appointed chief physician of the syphilitic
department at the Berlin-Charité
. The following year he became head of the dermatological and syphilitic dispensary at the University of Berlin.
research. He was the author of Lehrbuch der Haut- und Geschlechtskrankheiten für Studirende und Ärzte (Textbook of Skin and Venereal Diseases for Students and Physicians), which ran for numerous editions. With zoologist Richard Hertwig
(1850–1937), he was co-author of Über Rhizopoden und denselben nahestehende Organismen. Other publications by Lesser include:
Nysa, Poland
Nysa is a town in southwestern Poland on the Nysa Kłodzka river with 47,545 inhabitants , situated in the Opole Voivodeship. It is the capital of Nysa County. It comprises the urban portion of the surrounding Gmina Nysa, a mixed urban-rural commune with a total population of 60,123 inhabitants...
.
He studied medicine at the Universities of Berlin, Bonn
University of Bonn
The University of Bonn is a public research university located in Bonn, Germany. Founded in its present form in 1818, as the linear successor of earlier academic institutions, the University of Bonn is today one of the leading universities in Germany. The University of Bonn offers a large number...
and Strasbourg
University of Strasbourg
The University of Strasbourg in Strasbourg, Alsace, France, is the largest university in France, with about 43,000 students and over 4,000 researchers....
, and in 1876 earned his medical doctorate. Later he became an assistant to Oskar Simon
Oskar Simon
Oskar Simon was a German dermatologist who was a native of Berlin.He studied medicine in Berlin, where he earned his doctorate in 1868. He furthered his education in Vienna, where he took classes from Ferdinand von Hebra and Hermann Edler von Zeissl...
(1845–1892) at the dermatological clinic in Breslau, and in 1882 received his habilitation at the University of Leipzig
University of Leipzig
The University of Leipzig , located in Leipzig in the Free State of Saxony, Germany, is one of the oldest universities in the world and the second-oldest university in Germany...
. In 1892 he was an associate professor at the University of Bonn
University of Bonn
The University of Bonn is a public research university located in Bonn, Germany. Founded in its present form in 1818, as the linear successor of earlier academic institutions, the University of Bonn is today one of the leading universities in Germany. The University of Bonn offers a large number...
, and in 1896 was appointed chief physician of the syphilitic
Syphilis
Syphilis is a sexually transmitted infection caused by the spirochete bacterium Treponema pallidum subspecies pallidum. The primary route of transmission is through sexual contact; however, it may also be transmitted from mother to fetus during pregnancy or at birth, resulting in congenital syphilis...
department at the Berlin-Charité
Charité
The Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin is the medical school for both the Humboldt University and the Free University of Berlin. After the merger with their fourth campus in 2003, the Charité is one of the largest university hospitals in Europe....
. The following year he became head of the dermatological and syphilitic dispensary at the University of Berlin.
Written works
Lesser was a leading authority in the field of syphilisSyphilis
Syphilis is a sexually transmitted infection caused by the spirochete bacterium Treponema pallidum subspecies pallidum. The primary route of transmission is through sexual contact; however, it may also be transmitted from mother to fetus during pregnancy or at birth, resulting in congenital syphilis...
research. He was the author of Lehrbuch der Haut- und Geschlechtskrankheiten für Studirende und Ärzte (Textbook of Skin and Venereal Diseases for Students and Physicians), which ran for numerous editions. With zoologist Richard Hertwig
Richard Hertwig
Richard Wilhelm Karl Theodor Ritter von Hertwig , also Richard Hertwig or Richard von Hertwig, was a German zoologist and professor of 50 years, notable as the first to describe zygote formation as the fusing of spermatozoa inside the membrane of an egg cell during fertilization.Richard Hertwig was...
(1850–1937), he was co-author of Über Rhizopoden und denselben nahestehende Organismen. Other publications by Lesser include:
- Ueber Syphilis maligna (About Malignant Syphilis)
- Beiträge zur Lehre vom Herpes zoster (Contributions to the Doctrine of Herpes ZosterHerpes zosterHerpes zoster , commonly known as shingles and also known as zona, is a viral disease characterized by a painful skin rash with blisters in a limited area on one side of the body, often in a stripe...
) - Ueber Nebenwirkungen bei Injectionen unlöslicher Quecksilberverbindungen (Side Effects with Injections of Insoluble Mercury Compounds)
- Ueber Syphilis insontium (About Syphilis Insontium)
- Ueber Ischias gonorrhoica (About SciaticaSciaticaSciatica is a set of symptoms including pain that may be caused by general compression or irritation of one of five spinal nerve roots that give rise to each sciatic nerve, or by compression or irritation of the left or right or both sciatic nerves. The pain is felt in the lower back, buttock, or...
Gonorhoica) - Die Aussatzhäuser des Mittelalters (LeprosyLeprosyLeprosy or Hansen's disease is a chronic disease caused by the bacteria Mycobacterium leprae and Mycobacterium lepromatosis. Named after physician Gerhard Armauer Hansen, leprosy is primarily a granulomatous disease of the peripheral nerves and mucosa of the upper respiratory tract; skin lesions...
Houses of the Middle AgesMiddle AgesThe Middle Ages is a periodization of European history from the 5th century to the 15th century. The Middle Ages follows the fall of the Western Roman Empire in 476 and precedes the Early Modern Era. It is the middle period of a three-period division of Western history: Classic, Medieval and Modern...
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