Hermann Fehling (physician)
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Hermann Johannes Karl Fehling (July 14, 1847 - November 11, 1925) was a German obstetrician and gynecologist who was a native of Stuttgart
. He was the son of the chemist Hermann von Fehling
(1811-1885).
In 1872 he received his medical doctorate from the University of Leipzig
, and following graduation remained in Leipzig
as an assistant to obstetrician Carl Siegmund Franz Credé
(1819-1892). In 1877 he became director of the Württemberg
state midwifery
school in Stuttgart
, and in 1883 accepted a teaching job at the University of Tübingen. In 1887 he became a professor of obstetrics at the University of Basel
, and afterwards a professor at the Universities of Halle (1894) and Strasbourg
(1900). In the aftermath of World War I
, Fehling along with other German professors were expelled from the University of Strasbourg, and he eventually settled in Baden-Baden
, where he died in 1925.
Hermann Fehling is considered to be one of the leading gynecologists of his era, and made contributions in his research of disorders that included eclampsia
, rachitic pelvis and puerperal osteomalacia
. In 1877 with Heinrich Fritsch
(1844-1915), he founded the journal Zentralblatt für Gynäkologie.
Stuttgart
Stuttgart is the capital of the state of Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany. The sixth-largest city in Germany, Stuttgart has a population of 600,038 while the metropolitan area has a population of 5.3 million ....
. He was the son of the chemist Hermann von Fehling
Hermann von Fehling
Hermann von Fehling was a German chemist, famous as the developer of Fehling's solution used for estimation of sugar.-Biography:...
(1811-1885).
In 1872 he received his medical doctorate from 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...
, and following graduation remained in Leipzig
Leipzig
Leipzig Leipzig has always been a trade city, situated during the time of the Holy Roman Empire at the intersection of the Via Regia and Via Imperii, two important trade routes. At one time, Leipzig was one of the major European centres of learning and culture in fields such as music and publishing...
as an assistant to obstetrician Carl Siegmund Franz Credé
Carl Siegmund Franz Credé
Carl Siegmund Franz Credé was a German gynecologist and obstetrician who was a native of Berlin. In 1842 he received his doctorate from the University of Berlin. In 1852 he became director of the "Berlin School of Midwives" and chief physician of the maternity division at the Berlin Charité...
(1819-1892). In 1877 he became director of the Württemberg
Württemberg
Württemberg , formerly known as Wirtemberg or Wurtemberg, is an area and a former state in southwestern Germany, including parts of the regions Swabia and Franconia....
state midwifery
Midwifery
Midwifery is a health care profession in which providers offer care to childbearing women during pregnancy, labour and birth, and during the postpartum period. They also help care for the newborn and assist the mother with breastfeeding....
school in Stuttgart
Stuttgart
Stuttgart is the capital of the state of Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany. The sixth-largest city in Germany, Stuttgart has a population of 600,038 while the metropolitan area has a population of 5.3 million ....
, and in 1883 accepted a teaching job at the University of Tübingen. In 1887 he became a professor of obstetrics at the University of Basel
University of Basel
The University of Basel is located in Basel, Switzerland, and is considered to be one of leading universities in the country...
, and afterwards a professor at the Universities of Halle (1894) 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....
(1900). In the aftermath of World War I
World War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
, Fehling along with other German professors were expelled from the University of Strasbourg, and he eventually settled in Baden-Baden
Baden-Baden
Baden-Baden is a spa town in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is located on the western foothills of the Black Forest, on the banks of the Oos River, in the region of Karlsruhe...
, where he died in 1925.
Hermann Fehling is considered to be one of the leading gynecologists of his era, and made contributions in his research of disorders that included eclampsia
Eclampsia
Eclampsia , an acute and life-threatening complication of pregnancy, is characterized by the appearance of tonic-clonic seizures, usually in a patient who had developed pre-eclampsia...
, rachitic pelvis and puerperal osteomalacia
Osteomalacia
Osteomalacia is the softening of the bones caused by defective bone mineralization secondary to inadequate amounts of available phosphorus and calcium, or because of overactive resorption of calcium from the bone as a result of hyperparathyroidism...
. In 1877 with Heinrich Fritsch
Heinrich Fritsch
Heinrich Fritsch was a German gynecologist and obstetrician who was a native of Halle an der Saale.He studied medicine at the Universities of Tübingen, Würzburg and Halle, where in 1869 he earned his medical doctorate. Afterwards he remained at Halle as an assistant at the clinic of obstetrics...
(1844-1915), he founded the journal Zentralblatt für Gynäkologie.
Selected publications
- Die Physiologie und Pathologie des Wochenbetts, fur Studirende und Arzte, (Physiology and Pathology of Post-Natal Conditions, for Students and Physicians), 1890
- Lehrbuch der Frauenkrankheiten, (Textbook of Women's Diseases), 1900
- Entwicklung der Geburtshilfe und Gynakologie im 19. Jahrhundert, (Development of Obstetrics and Gynecology in the 19th Century), 1925