William Osler (1849-1919) is widely regarded as one of the most influential physicians of the late 19th and early 20th century and a key figure in the history of medicine. Besides his research activities and his dedicated scientific work, Osler's greatest contribution to the medical world has been the system of residency which he developed at the Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, thus introducing a new and deeply humanistic approach to the strictly scientific realm of traditional medicine. Harvey Cushing (1869-1939), a former student and close friend of Osler's and a pioneer of neurosurgery, has himself become an icon of modern medicine. He was one of the first physicians to use X-rays for diagnosing brain tumours and he developed revolutionary methods of blood pressure measurement. He also discovered Cushing's syndrome, the first autoimmune disease identified in a human being. This monumental biography earned him the Pulitzer Prize in 1926.

William Osler (1849-1919) is widely regarded as one of the most influential physicians of the late 19th and early 20th century and a key figure in the history of medicine. Besides his research activities and his dedicated scientific work, Osler's greatest contribution to the medical world has been the system of residency which he developed at the Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, thus introducing a new and deeply humanistic approach to the strictly scientific realm of traditional medicine. Harvey Cushing (1869-1939), a former student and close friend of Osler's and a pioneer of neurosurgery, has himself become an icon of modern medicine. He was one of the first physicians to use X-rays for diagnosing brain tumours and he developed revolutionary methods of blood pressure measurement. He also discovered Cushing's syndrome, the first autoimmune disease identified in a human being. This monumental biography earned him the Pulitzer Prize in 1926.

Die Wahl Berns zum Kongressort bedeutete fur mich eine besondere Genug tuung, denn in dieser schonen Stadt erlebte ich zur Zeit der Jahrhundertwende eine uberaus ergiebige und erfreuliche Periode meiner medizinischen Ausbildung 30m Inselspital und Hallerianum. Professor KOCHER war damals mit der Samm lung von Material beschaftigt fur seinen Abschnitt "Hirndruck" und damit verwandte Probleme in NOTHNAGELS "Spezieller Pathologie" und wollte die Wirkung erhohten intrakraniellen Dru-ckes auf die venose Zirkulation des Gehirns erforschen. Er machte mir den Vorschlag, einige diesbezugliche Experi mente auszufuhren, und meinte, dies geschehe am besten im physiologischen Institute. Es konnte einem wandernden Studenten vor 30 Jahren kaum ein geeigneterer Platz zufallen, um den wissenschaftlichen Geist und die anspornen den Traditionen eines europaischen Laboratoriums in sich aufzunehmen. Der Arbeit jenes Winters und den Anregungen HUGO KRONECKERS und LEON ASHERS, der damals dessen Assistent war und heute sein Nachfolger ist, ver danke ich vor allem mein Interesse an der experimentellen Pathologie des Nervensystems und es formte sich in mir der Entschluss, mich der Chirurgie dieses Spezialgebietes zuzuwenden, falls sich eine Gelegenheit dazu bieten wurde. Der Enthusiasmus der Neunzigerjahre uber die ersten Operationen von Gehirngeschwulsten war damals (1900-1901) geschwunden und tiefe Ent tauschung hatte sich verbreitet. Die pessimistische Auffassung VON BERGMANNS wurde von den meisten Chirurgen vertreten; selbst HORSLEY, ein geborener Optimist, hatte die neurologischen Kollegen durch seine Resultate nicht zu uberzeugen vermocht. Sie uberwiesen ihm ihre Tumorfalle nur mit Zogern, gleichsam als letzten Ausweg."

This is a new release of the original 1939 edition.

This is a new release of the original 1925 edition.

This is a new release of the original 1925 edition.

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William Osler (1849-1919) is widely regarded as one of the most influential physicians of the late 19th and early 20th century and a key figure in the history of medicine. Besides his research activities and his dedicated scientific work, Osler's greatest contribution to the medical world has been the system of residency which he developed at the Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, thus introducing a new and deeply humanistic approach to the strictly scientific realm of traditional medicine. Harvey Cushing (1869-1939), a former student and close friend of Osler's and a pioneer of neurosurgery, has himself become an icon of modern medicine. He was one of the first physicians to use x-rays for diagnosing brain tumours, he developed revolutionary methods of blood pressure measurement, and he discovered Cushing's syndrome, the first autoimmune disease identified in a human being. This monumental biography earned him the Pulitzer Prize in 1926.

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