Ludwig George Courvoisier (* 8 April 1843 in Basel; "† 8 April 1918 in Basel) was prominent a Swiss surgeon and in the study of the Gallenwege and their illness.

Ludwig Courvoisier studied medicine in Basel and Goettingen and put 1868 in Basel its state and doctor exams off with a thesis over the microscopic building of the Spinalganglien. Courvoisier became Assistentzarzt at August Socin. Study trips led Courvoisier to London and Vienna. Starting from 1871 he was a physician and until 1918 surgeon at the deacon eating hospital Riehen. 1890 appeared its fundamental study "Casuistisch statistic contributions for the pathology and surgery of the Gallenwege", in which he described the Courvoisier indication designated after it (S. 57f). 1880 were Courvoisier private lecturer, starting from 1888 extraordinary professor and starting from 1900 tidy professor for surgery at the University of Basel.

Courvoisiers enthusiasm for the planting and animal world found its expression in a large Herbarium and an important butterfly collection just like in numerous publications over its botanischen and entomologischen investigations. Courvoisier engaged itself in addition as a politician generally speaking advice and in the educating advice of the canton Basel city.

Work

• 1875, the domestic nursing for the sick
• 1880, '' Felix Wirtz, a Basler surgeon of the six tenth century, in: Correspondenz sheet for Swiss of physicians, 10. Class, No. 10.
• 1890, Casuistisch statistic contributions for the pathology and surgery of the Gallenwege

Literature

- E. Veillon, professor Dr. med. L.G. Courvoisier, in: Correspondenz sheet for Swiss of physicians 48, 1918, 1314-1319 (with list of works)

Related links

• Article in the historical encyclopedia of Switzerland
• Works by and over Ludwig George Courvoisier in the catalog of the Swiss federal state library

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