Human Accomplishment: Theodor Billroth

a German and Austrian surgeon and amateur musician.

Born

Christian Albert Theodor Billroth 26 April 1829 Bergen auf Rügen, Pomerania, Prussia

Died

6 February 1894 (aged 64) Opatija, Austrian Littoral, Austria-Hungary

Known for

Being the founding father of modern abdominal surgery First successful gastrectomy for gastric cancer Applying scientific methods to musicality

Institutions

Surgical hospital and clinic, Zurich University of Zurich Allgemeine Krankenhaus University of Vienna

adultbasic

Austria

Education

University of Greifswald, University of Göttingen, University of Berlin

era

1800+

Profession

Surgeon

Sub-specialties

Abdominal surgery

Theodor Billroth