Rudolf Stähelin
Rudolf Stähelin, surname also spelled Staehelin (28 July 1875, Basel – 26 March 1943, Basel) was a Swiss internist.
He studied medicine at the Universities of Basel, Tübingen and Munich, obtaining his doctorate at Basel in 1901. He briefly served as an assistant physician at the Civic Hospital in Basel, then was a lecturer at the Universities of Basel (from 1902), Göttingen (1906) and Berlin (from 1907). From 1911 until 1943, he was a professor of internal medicine and director of the medical clinic at Basel.[1]
His research involved studies on tuberculosis, respiratory, circulatory, metabolic and infectious diseases.[1] With Gustav von Bergmann, he published the second edition of the Handbuch der inneren Medizin (1925-1931).[2]
Selected works[edit]
- Fortschritte der Hochgebirgsphysiologie, 1929 – On high altitude physiology.
- Spezielle Pathologie und Therapie der Infektionskrankheiten, 1934 – Special pathology and therapy for infectious diseases.
- Pro et Contra der Sulfanilamidtherapie, 1942 – Pros and cons associated with sulfanilamide therapy.
- Ermüdung und Krankheit, 1942 – Fatigue and disease.[3]
References[edit]
- ^ a b Historischen Lexikon der Schweiz biography
- ^ Gustav von Bergmann @ Who Named It
- ^ OCLC WorldCat published works
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