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LEBERT, Hermann (1813 – 1878)

LEBERT, Hermann (1813 – 1878)

1813 – 1878

4 entries in the GMN corpus.

Image source Unknown author Unknown author · reprinted in Zurcher Spitalgeschichte. Vol 2. Zurich: Canton 1951 and Kun, Lebert, and Early Efforts at Fine-Needle Aspiration Biopsy. Diagnostic Cytopothology, Vol 14, No 2 · Public domain

1845 CE

#543.1

Physiologie pathologique. 2 vols. & atlas.

One of the earliest atlases of pathological histology. Lebert’s work played an important role in introducing the cellular idea of pathology, laying the groundwork for Virchow’s theories.

1851 CE

#6965

Traité pratique des maladies cancéreuses et des affections curables confondues avec le cancer.

Lebert studied cancer cells under high magnification to discover the specific elements distinguishing them from normal cells. He classified tumors as either homeomorphous (composed of elements analogous to those of th…

1856 CE

#4638

Ueber Gehirnabscesse.

First systematic account of brain abscess.

1857 CE–1861 CE

#2297.1

Traité d’anatomie pathologique générale et spéciale. 4 vols.

Lebert set out to cover both general and special pathology. The superb hand-colored folio-sized copperplate engravings of macro- and micropathology in this work are among the finest ever published.