| Ferdinand Ritter von Hebra | |
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Ferdinand Ritter von Hebra
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| Born | 7 September 1816 Brno, Moravia, then part of the Austrian Empire, now the Czech Republic |
| Died | 5 August 1880 Vienna, Austria-Hungary, now Austria |
| Nationality | Austrian, (Austro-Hungarian) |
| Fields | Dermatology |
| Known for | Vienna School of Dermatology |
| Influences | Carl Freiherr von Rokitansky |
Ferdinand Ritter von Hebra (Ferdinand Karl Franz Schwarzmann [Hebra]) was an Austrian physician and dermatologist, (7 September 1816, in Brno, Moravia – 5 August 1880 in Vienna, Austria-Hungary). He is known as the founder of the New Vienna School of Dermatology, an important group of physicians who set the basis for modern dermatology.
Ferdinand von Hebra graduated in medicine in 1841 at the University of Vienna. He was influenced by Carl Freiherr von Rokitansky, one of the founders of modern pathological anatomy.
Ferdinand von Hebra wrote one of the most influential books on dermatology of all times, the Atlas der Hautkrankeiten (Atlas of skin diseases), with phenomenal illustrations by two of the leading medical illustrators of Austria, Anton Elfinger (1821-1864) and Carl Heitzmann (1836-1896).
In 1844 Ferdinand von Hebra discovered the cause of scabies. (http://www.whonamedit.com/doctor.cfm/708.html)
On July 30, 1865, von Hebra lured his colleague, Ignaz Semmelweis, under the pretense of visiting one of Hebra's "new Institutes", to a Viennese insane asylum located in Lazarettgasse (Landes-Irren-Anstalt in der Lazarettgasse).[1] As a physician, Semmelweis had unsuccessfully argued for years in favor of antiseptic procedures. Upon arrival at the insane asylum, Semmelweis was beaten and died two weeks later from a gangrenous wound, possibly caused by the beating.
Regarding personal names: Ritter is a title, translated approximately as Knight, not a first or middle name. There is no equivalent female form.