Richard von Volkmann

Richard von Volkmann (17 August 1830 – 28 November 1889) was a prominent German surgeon and author of poetry and fiction. Some of his works were illustrated by his son, Hans, a well known artist.

Richard von Volkmann

Biography

He was born in Leipzig on 17 August 1830, the son of physiologist A.W. Volkmann.[1] Richard entered medical school in Berlin and graduated in 1854. In 1867 he was appointed Professor of Surgery and Director of the Surgical Clinic at Halle where he remained until retirement. He was one of the most prominent surgeons of his day. He died in Jena.

Achievements

Writings

He edited (1870–89) Beiträge zur Chirurgie, and contributed to Franz von Pitha and Theodor Billroth's Handbuch der Chirurgie a section on diseases of the locomotory organs (1865–72). He wrote Bemerkungen über einige vom Krebs zu trennende Geschwülste (1858).

Under the pseudonym Richard Leander, he wrote:

  • Träumereien an französischen Kaminen (Reveries at French chimneys, 1871; 24th ed. 1894), a work for young people
  • Aus der Burschenzeit (From boyhood, 1876)
  • Gedichte (Poems, 3d ed. 1885)
  • Kleine Geschichten (Little stories, 2d ed. 1888)
  • Alte und neue Troubadourlieder (Old and new troubador songs, 2d ed. 1890)

References

  1. Willy, Christian; Schneider, Peter; Engelhardt, Michael; Hargens, Alan R.; Mubarak, Scott J. (February 2008). "Richard von Volkmann: Surgeon and Renaissance Man". Clinical Orthopaedics & Related Research. 466 (2): 500–506. doi:10.1007/s11999-007-0007-4. PMC 2505124. PMID 18196438.

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