Emil Knauer

Emil Knauer (27 February 1867 – 14 May 1935) was an Austrian gynecologist and obstetrician.

Career Knauer was born in 1867 as the son of baker Georg Knauer (1822–1878) and his wife Karoline (1829–1905). In April 1903 he succeeded Alfons von Rosthorn, who moved to the University Heidelberg, as professor at the University of Graz.Here he mainly dedicated himself to the extension of the clinic, which was rebuilt in 1912 according to his plans. He was the academic teacher of Paul Mathes, Hermann Knaus and Hans Zacherl. He managed the university women's clinic for almost 32 years until his death in 1935. He rejected several calls to other universities. He was also a member of the Academic Senate for 17 years. Emil Knauer was married and father of 8 children.

Selected publications

Emil Knauer: For ovarian transplantation (birth at the normal end of pregnancy after ovarian transplantation in rabbits). Zentralbl Gynäkol 22 (1898), pp. 201–203 Emil Knauer: Ovarian Transplantation (Experimental Study). Arch Gynecol 60 (1900), pp. 322–376

Literature Hans Zacherl: In memoriam Hofrat Prof. Dr. Emil Knauer. Monatsschr Geburtshilfe Gynäkol 99 (1935), pp. 379–380 Hermann Knaus: Emil Knauer, Graz †. Arch Gynäk 159 (1935), p. 429, DOI:10.1007/BF02280559 Victor Cornelius Medvei: The birth of endocrinology Part III. In: The History of Clinical Endocrinology: A Comprehensive Account of Endocrinology from Earliest Times to the Present Day. CRC Press, 1993, , p. 203 Otto Weininger: Sex, Science, and Self in Imperial Vienna. In: Chandak Sengoopta: The Chicago Series on Sexuality, History, and Society. University of Chicago Press, 2000, , p. 77