Paul Kraske, Date of Birth, Date of Death

Paul Kraske

German university professor

Date of Birth: 02-Jun-1851

Date of Death: 15-Jun-1930

Profession: surgeon, university teacher

Nationality: Germany

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Paul Kraske (2 June 1851, Berg, Province of Silesia – 15 June 1930, Freiburg im Breisgau) was a German surgeon. He studied medicine at the universities of Halle and Leipzig, receiving his doctorate at Halle in 1874.
While a student, he served as a volunteer soldier in a fusilier regiment during the Franco-Prussian War.
After graduation, he spent several years as an assistant to Richard von Volkmann at the surgical clinic in Halle, then from 1883 to 1919 was a professor and head of the surgical clinic at the University of Freiburg.He held a particular interest in colorectal cancer, and is remembered for introducing a transsacral approach for the extirpation of cancers of the rectum ("Kraske's operation").