Anton Eiselsberg

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Anton Eiselsberg
Anton Eiselsberg, 1917
Born	(1860-07-31)31 July 1860 Schloss Steinhaus, Upper Austria
Died	25 October 1939(1939-10-25) (aged 79) St. Valentin, Lower Austria
Nationality	Austria
Scientific career
Fields	neurosurgery
Institutions	Utrecht University

Anton Freiherr von Eiselsberg (31 July 1860 – 25 October 1939) was an Austrian neuro surgeon.

A student of Theodor Billroth, Eiselsberg served as professor of medicine at Utrecht University and at University of Königsberg before being appointed head of the First Department of Surgery at the University of Vienna. He was one of the founders of neurosurgery, co-founder of the Austrian Cancer Society in 1910, and an honorary member of the Austrian Academy of Sciences. It was his initiative that lead to the creation of the world-first emergency surgery station in Vienna, dramatically increasing the effectiveness of medical intervention after accidents.

Eiselsberg was awarded the second Lister Medal in 1927 for his contributions to surgical science. As part of the award, he was invited to give the Lister Memorial Lecture at the Royal College of Surgeons of England in July 1927.^[1]

He himself died during the early days of World War II in an accident caused by the collision of two trains in the vicinity of St. Valentin, Lower Austria, on 25 October 1939.

He was one of the greatest surgeons, teachers and clinical researchers of his time. Billroth described him as "my best student." In 1909 he founded, along with Julius Hochenegg the world's first model emergency rooms. Eiselsberg and Hochenegg are considered "fathers of the emergency rooms" (ER).

Publications[]

• Die Werkstatt des Chirurgen. 1912.
• Die Hypophyse. Vienna, 1930.
• Lebensweg eines Chirurgen. Vienna, Tyrolia, 1938.

Decorations and awards[]

• 1903: Councillor
• 1905: Honorary Membership of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh
• 1927: Lister Medal (awarded as the second prize winner) of the Royal College of Surgeons of England
• 1931: Honorary citizen of the City of Vienna
• 1932: Honorary Member of the Austrian Academy of Sciences
• 1932: Austrian Cross of Honour for Science and Art, 1st class
• Seven honorary doctorates
• Komturkreuzes of the

Notes[]

References[]

• Paul (1982). "Our surgical heritage. Anton von Eiselsberg". Zentralblatt für Chirurgie. 107 (7): 418–21. PMID 7048805.
• Rutkow (1980). "The letters of William Halsted and Anton von Eiselsberg: a very special friendship". Archives of Surgery. 115 (8): 993–1001. doi:10.1001/archsurg.1980.01380080083019. PMID 6994682.
• Michler; Benedum, J (1970). "The letters from Jacques-Louis Reverdin and Theodore Kocher to Anton v. Eiselsberg. A study on the discovery of deficiency symptoms following total extirpation of the thyroid gland". Gesnerus. 27 (3): 169–84. doi:10.1163/22977953-0270304003. PMID 4927249.
• Schmid (1960). "On the 100th birthday of Professor Anton von EISELSBERG". Wiener medizinische Wochenschrift. 110: 923–4. PMID 13747908.

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