Abraham Lissauer, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Abraham Lissauer

German archaeologist

Date of Birth: 29-Aug-1832

Place of Birth: Kościerzyna, Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland

Date of Death: 29-Sep-1908

Profession: physician, archaeologist, anthropologist

Zodiac Sign: Virgo


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About Abraham Lissauer

  • Abraham Lissauer (August 29, 1832 – September 29, 1908) was a German physician and archaeologist born in Berent, West Prussia (today- Koscierzyna, Poland).
  • He was the father of neurologist Heinrich Lissauer (1861–1891). He studied at the Universities of Berlin and Vienna, gaining his medical doctorate in 1856.
  • From 1856 to 1863 he practiced medicine in Lautenburg and Neidenburg, and afterwards was a physician in Danzig.
  • During his spare time he performed research in the fields of anthropology, ethnography and archaeology. In 1892 he relocated to Berlin, where he dedicated his time entirely to scientific research.
  • Here he became custodian and librarian of the Anthropological Society of Berlin.
  • Among his publications are works on archaeology as well as medicine: Zur Antipyretischen Behandlung des Typhus Abdominalis, in Virchow's Archiv, liii. Ueber den Alkoholgehalt des Bieres, 1865 Ueber das Eindringen von Canalgasen in die Wohnräume, 1881 Untersuchungen ĂĽber die Sagittale KrĂĽmmung des Schädels, 1885 Die Prähistorischen Denkmäler der Provinz West-Preussen, (Antiquities of the Bronze Age in the Province of West Prussia), 1887 AltertĂĽmer der Bronzezeit in der Provinz West-Preussen (Prehistoric monuments in the Province of West Prussia), 1891

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