Hermann Lossen

Hermann Friedrich Lossen (November 7, 1842 – August 27, 1909) was a German surgeon born in Emmershäuser Hütte, Hesse.

He studied under Carl von Voit (Munich), Friedrich Daniel von Recklinghausen (Würzburg), Bernhard von Langenbeck (Berlin) and Theodor Billroth (Vienna), earning his medical doctorate in 1866 from the University of Würzburg. In addition he served as an assistant to Richard von Volkmann at the University of Halle and to Gustav Simon at the University of Heidelberg. In 1866 he became habilitated for surgery at Heidelberg, where in 1874 he was appointed associate professor.

Written works

Lossen was author of a revision of Carl Hueter's Grundriss der Chirurgie (Outline of Surgery), which was published over several editions. Other noted works by Lossen include:

Über den Einfluss der Athembewegungen auf die Ausscheidung der Kohlensäure (1866)
Die Verletzungen der unteren Extremitäten (1880)
Allgemeines über Resectionen (1882)
Die Resectionen der Knochen und Gelenke (1894)
Grundriss der Frakturen und Luxationen (1897)

References

[1] translated biography from Pagel: Biographical Dictionary

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Name	Lossen, Hermann
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Date of birth	November 7, 1842
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Date of death	August 27, 1909
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