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Adalbert Duchek

1824 – 1882

Czech physician

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Lived 1824 – 1882 (aged 57). Adalbert Duchek was an Austrian physician, pathologist and pedagogue.

Adalbert Duchek (; 1 December 1824 – 2 March 1882) was an internist and pathologist in Austria-Hungary who was a native of Prague.

In 1848 he received his medical doctorate at Prague, later becoming a professor at the medical-surgical school in Lemberg (1855). Shortly afterwards he served as a professor at the University of Heidelberg (1856–58), and in 1858 became a professor at Josephs Academy in Vienna. In 1871 he replaced Josef Škoda (1805–1881) at the medical faculty in Vienna. After Duchek's death in 1882, his position at Vienna was filled by Carl Nothnagel (1841–1905).

Duchek was considered an excellent teacher and diagnostician, remembered for his investigations of scurvy. In Vienna he was editor of medical yearbooks (1861–70) and of the weekly magazine issued by the K.K. Gesellschaft der Ärzte zu Wien (Royal Society of Physicians at Vienna).

Selected publications Die Krankheiten der Kreislaufs-, Athmungs-, Verdauungs-, der Geschlechts- und Harnorgane, (The diseases of the circulatory, respiratory, digestive, sexual and urinary organs) (in Handbook of special pathology and therapy, Volume I, Erlangen 1862) Scorbut (Scurvy); in Pitha-Billroth's "Handbuch der allgemeinen und speciellen Chirurgie" I, 2. Abt. A, Erlangen 1876).

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Important facts

Birth century
Education
Charles University
Employers
University of Vienna, Heidelberg University
Also known as
Vojtěch Duchek

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People whose lives overlapped Adalbert Duchek's

Frequently asked questions

Who was Adalbert Duchek?

Czech physician (1824–1882)

When was Adalbert Duchek born?

Adalbert Duchek was born on 1 December 1824 in Prague.

When did Adalbert Duchek die?

Adalbert Duchek died on 2 March 1882 in Vienna.

What was Adalbert Duchek's occupation?

Adalbert Duchek was a physician, pathologist and pedagogue.

What nationality was Adalbert Duchek?

Adalbert Duchek was Austrian.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Adalbert Duchek

· Wikidata: Q4678525

· DBpedia: Adalbert Duchek

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