Max Brödel, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Max Brödel

German medical illustrator

Date of Birth: 18-Jun-1870

Place of Birth: Leipzig, Leipzig District, Germany

Date of Death: 26-Oct-1941

Profession: illustrator, anatomist, medical illustrator

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Max Brödel (June 8, 1870 – October 26, 1941) was a medical illustrator.
Born in Leipzig, Germany, he began his artistic career after graduating from the Leipzig Academy of Fine Arts, working for Dr.
Carl Ludwig.
Under Dr.
Carl Ludwig's instruction, he gained a basic knowledge of medicine and became recognized for his detailed medical illustrations.
In the late 1890s, he was brought to the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine in Baltimore to illustrate for Harvey Cushing, William Halsted, Howard Kelly, and other notable clinicians.
In addition to being an prolific medical illustrator, he developed new artistic techniques such as the carbon dust technique that helped the advancement of the quality and accuracy of medical illustrations for physicians.
In 1911, he presided over the creation of the first Department of Art as Applied to Medicine; located at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, it continues to train medical illustrators to this day.
His graduates spread out across the world, and have founded a number of other academic programs.