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After being awarded an [[Doctor of Medicine|MD]] degree in [[Würzburg]] in 1864, he became a surgeon in the Bavarian Army. He settled in Manchester in 1869 and was on the staff of [[Manchester Royal Infirmary]], 1873-1907; he was elected [[Royal College of Physicians|FRCP]], 1883. He was professor of pathology (1881-91) and of medicine (1891-1907) at the [[Victoria University of Manchester]]. He almost forestalled [[Louis Pasteur]] in his researches on hydrophobia, 1882-3, and in 1886 gave a complete account of [[diabetic ketoacidosis]]. He was also an expert neurologist. He published numerous scientific papers in English and German journals. |
After being awarded an [[Doctor of Medicine|MD]] degree in [[Würzburg]] in 1864, he became a surgeon in the Bavarian Army. He settled in Manchester in 1869 and was on the staff of [[Manchester Royal Infirmary]], 1873-1907; he was elected [[Royal College of Physicians|FRCP]], 1883. He was professor of pathology (1881-91) and of medicine (1891-1907) at the [[Victoria University of Manchester]]. He almost forestalled [[Louis Pasteur]] in his researches on hydrophobia, 1882-3, and in 1886 gave a complete account of [[diabetic ketoacidosis]]. He was also an expert neurologist. He published numerous scientific papers in English and German journals. |
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He delivered the [[Bradshaw Lecture]] to the Royal College of Physicians on Diabetic Coma in 1886. <ref> {{cite book| title = Dreschfeld memorial volume, containing an account of the life, work, and writings of the late Julius Dreschfeld, M.D., F.R.C.P., with a series of original articles dedicated to his memory by colleagues in the University of Manchester and former pupils|accessdate= 2012-05-17}} </ref> |
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Revision as of 08:33, 17 May 2012
Julius Dreschfeld FRCP (1845 – 1907) was a leading British physician and pathologist.
Born in Bavaria of Jewish parents, he was educated at Owens College, Manchester, and Manchester Royal School of Medicine.
After being awarded an MD degree in Würzburg in 1864, he became a surgeon in the Bavarian Army. He settled in Manchester in 1869 and was on the staff of Manchester Royal Infirmary, 1873-1907; he was elected FRCP, 1883. He was professor of pathology (1881-91) and of medicine (1891-1907) at the Victoria University of Manchester. He almost forestalled Louis Pasteur in his researches on hydrophobia, 1882-3, and in 1886 gave a complete account of diabetic ketoacidosis. He was also an expert neurologist. He published numerous scientific papers in English and German journals.
He delivered the Bradshaw Lecture to the Royal College of Physicians on Diabetic Coma in 1886. [1]
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- ^ Dreschfeld memorial volume, containing an account of the life, work, and writings of the late Julius Dreschfeld, M.D., F.R.C.P., with a series of original articles dedicated to his memory by colleagues in the University of Manchester and former pupils.
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