Richard Paltauf was an Austrian pathologist and bacteriologist born in Judenburg

Judenburg

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, Styria.

In 1880 he received his medical doctorate at the University of Graz

University of Graz

The University of Graz , a university located in Graz, Austria, is the second-largest and second-oldest university in Austria....

, and from 1881 to 1883 was an assistant to pathologist Hans Kundrat

Hans Kundrat

Hans Kundrat was an Austrian pathologist born in Vienna.He studied medicine in Vienna, and as a student he was a demonstrator under Josef Hyrtl and Karl von Rokitansky. In 1868 he received his medical doctorate, and remained in Vienna as an assistant to Rokitansky...

 (1845-1893) in Graz

Graz

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. Afterwards, he remained as Kundrat's assistant at the University of Vienna

University of Vienna

The University of Vienna is a public university located in Vienna, Austria. It was founded by Duke Rudolph IV in 1365 and is the oldest university in the German-speaking world...

, where in 1888 he obtained his habilitation in pathological anatomy. In 1892 he became an associate professor of general pathology and pathological histology

Histology

Histology is the study of the microscopic anatomy of cells and tissues of plants and animals. It is performed by examining cells and tissues commonly by sectioning and staining; followed by examination under a light microscope or electron microscope...

, and during the following year became head of the institute for pathological histology and bacteriology

Bacteriology

Bacteriology is the study of bacteria. This subdivision of microbiology involves the identification, classification, and characterization of bacterial species...

. From 1900 until his death in 1924 he was a full professor of general and experimental pathology.

With Anton Weichselbaum

Anton Weichselbaum

Anton Weichselbaum was an Austrian pathologist and bacteriologist who was a native of Schiltern....

 (1845-1920), he was responsible for introducing bacteriology and serology

Serology

Serology is the scientific study of blood serum and other bodily fluids. In practice, the term usually refers to the diagnostic identification of antibodies in the serum...

 at Vienna. Also he founded a serotherapeutical institute as well as an institution for vaccination

Vaccination

Vaccination is the administration of antigenic material to stimulate the immune system of an individual to develop adaptive immunity to a disease. Vaccines can prevent or ameliorate the effects of infection by many pathogens...

 against rabies

Rabies

Rabies is a viral disease that causes acute encephalitis in warm-blooded animals. It is zoonotic , most commonly by a bite from an infected animal. For a human, rabies is almost invariably fatal if post-exposure prophylaxis is not administered prior to the onset of severe symptoms...

, and with Carl Sternberg (1872-1935), he conducted important research of lymphogranulomatosis.