Hugo Wilhelm von Ziemssen
German physician (1829–1902) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Hugo (Wilhelm) von Ziemssen (13 December 1829 – 21 January 1902) was a German physician, born in Greifswald.
He studied medicine at the universities of Greifswald, Berlin, and Würzburg. In 1863 he was called to the University of Erlangen as a professor of pathology and therapy as well as the director of the medical clinic. In 1874 he relocated to Munich as a professor and director of the general hospital.[1]
He made advances in electrotherapeutics, conducted research on cold-water treatment for typhus and lung inflammation, and became an authority on diseases of the larynx and esophagus.[1]