Anton, baron von Eiselsberg

Austrian surgeon
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Quick Facts
Born:
July 31, 1860, Schloss Steinhaus, Austrian Empire
Died:
Oct. 25, 1939, near St. Valentin, Austria (aged 79)
Subjects Of Study:
thyroid gland

Anton, baron von Eiselsberg (born July 31, 1860, Schloss Steinhaus, Austrian Empire—died Oct. 25, 1939, near St. Valentin, Austria) was an Austrian surgeon, teacher, and researcher who carried out important studies in the physiology of the thyroid gland and surgery of the central nervous system. Eiselsberg studied medicine at Vienna, Würzburg, Zürich, and Paris. In 1884 he received his M.D. from Vienna, where he was a pupil of and assistant to the brilliant Viennese surgeon Theodor Billroth. He was professor of surgery at Utrecht (1893), Königsberg (1896), and Vienna (1901). In 1890 he made note of the frequent occurrence of ...(100 of 186 words)