Ludwik Teichmann

Ludwik Karol Teichmann-Stawiarski (September 16, 1823 – November 24, 1895) was a Polish anatomist and discoverer of a new way of research in forensic medicine, after whom Teichmann crystals are called.

Ludwik Teichmann
Teichmann in 1881
Born	Ludwik Karol Teichmann-Stawiarski (1823-09-16)16 September 1823 Lublin, Poland
Died	24 November 1895(1895-11-24) (aged 72) Kraków, Poland
Occupation	anatomist

Life

Teichmann was born on (1823-09-16)16 September 1823 in Lublin.^[1][2]

In 1856, Teichmann became a Doctor of Medicine at the University of Göttingen.^[1] In 1861, he became a Professor of pathological anatomy at the Jagiellonian University in Kraków.^[1][2] and in 1868 he became a professor of descriptive and comparative anatomy there,^[1] where he also served as Rector from 1877 to 1878.^[2]

He introduced injection and corrosion techniques into pathology and used them to study the lymphatic system in health and disease.^[3] He discovered haemin crystals, now known as Teichmann's crystals.^[4]

Teichmann died on (1895-11-24)24 November 1895 in Kraków.^[1][2]

Works

Among his works, Das saugadersystem vom anatomischen standpunkte (1861) in particular acquired recognition.^[1]

See also

• Hemin