Hugo Wilhelm von Ziemssen

Who was Hugo Wilhelm von Ziemssen?

Hugo von Ziemssen was a German physician, born in Greifswald.

He studied in Greifswald, at Berlin, and at Würzburg. In 1863 he was called to Erlangen as professor of pathology and director of the clinic, and in 1874 to Munich as director of the general hospital.

He made advances in electrotherapeutics, introduced the cold-water treatment for typhoid fever and lung inflammation, and became an authority on diseases of the larynx and digestive canal.

Among other works he published "Klinische Vorträge". In collaboration with prominent specialists, he published his great "Handbuch der spediellen Pathologie und Therapie" and the "Handbuch der allgemeinen Therapie", both translated into English. He edited with Friedrich Albert von Zenker, the "Deutsches Archiv für klinische Medizin".