Theodor Billroth
Surgeon
1829 – 1894
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Who was Theodor Billroth?
Christian Albert Theodor Billroth was a Prussian-born Austrian surgeon and amateur musician.
As a surgeon, he is generally regarded as the founding father of modern abdominal surgery. As a musician, he was a close friend and confidant of Johannes Brahms, a leading patron of the Viennese musical scene, and one of the first to attempt a scientific analysis of musicality.
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- Born
- Apr 26, 1829
Bergen auf Rügen - Also known as
- Dr. Theodor Billroth
- Nationality
- Germany
- Profession
- Education
- University of Göttingen
- Humboldt University of Berlin
- Ernst Moritz Arndt University of Greifswald
- Employment
- University of Vienna
(1867 - )
- University of Vienna
- Died
- Feb 6, 1894
Opatija - Resting place
- Zentralfriedhof
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on July 23, 2013
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