Richard von Volkmann


Richard von Volkmann was a prominent German surgeon and author of poetry and fiction.

Biography

He was born in Leipzig on 17 August 1830, the son of physiologist A.W. Volkmann. Richard entered medical school in Berlin and graduated in 1854. In 1867 he was appointed Professor of Surgery and Director of the Surgical Clinic at Halle where he remained until retirement. He was one of the most prominent surgeons of his day. He died in Jena.

Achievements

He edited Beiträge zur Chirurgie, and contributed to Franz von Pitha and Theodor Billroth's Handbuch der Chirurgie a section on diseases of the locomotory organs. He wrote Bemerkungen über einige vom Krebs zu trennende Geschwülste.
Under the pseudonym Richard Leander, he wrote: