SACRED LEGACY ARCHIVES™

Hermann Edler von Zeissl

1817-09-22 – 1884-09-23

Portrait of Hermann Edler von Zeissl
Hermann Zeissl, Lithographie von Adolf Dauthage, 1860Credit: Adolf Dauthage

Life & Legacy

Hermann Edler von Zeissl (22 September 1817 – 23 September 1884) was a Moravia-born Austrian Jewish dermatologist who was born in the village of Vierzighuben (Czech: Čtyřicet Lánů, Svitavy-Lány), near Zwittau, Moravia.
Zeissl received his medical doctorate from the University of Vienna, and from 1846 worked as a medical assistant in the surgical and dermatological hospitals at the university. In 1861 he became an associate professor in Vienna, and in 1869 was appointed professor and chief physician of the second department for syphilis at General Hospital Vienna. During his career, he was an authority on skin diseases and syphilis.

Occupation & Career

dermatologist, professor, university teacher, physician

Education

University of Vienna

Legacy Highlights

Employer

University of Vienna

Education & Institutions

University of Vienna

Verified Legacy Record

Sources & Provenance

  1. Wikidata population candidate Q514086 — wikidata View source

Are you related to Hermann Edler von Zeissl?

Family members can contribute records, photographs and stories or request stewardship of this legacy.

Claim this legacy or contribute family history

View Family Tree