Richard Kretz, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Richard Kretz

Austrian pathologist

Date of Birth: 12-May-1865

Place of Birth: Bruck an der Mur, Styria, Austria

Date of Death: 13-May-1920

Profession: pathologist

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

Richard Kretz (12 May 1865 – 13 May 1920) was an Austrian pathologist born in Bruck an der Mur, Styria.
He is remembered for pathological research involving regenerative and degenerative processes that take place in liver cirrhosis.Kretz earned his medical doctorate at the University of Vienna, and following graduation worked as assistant to Hans Kundrat (1845-1893) at the clinic for pathological anatomy in Vienna.
In 1887 he received his habilitation, and in 1893 relocated to Prague, where he succeeded Hans Chiari (1851-1916) as professor of pathology.
From 1910 to 1913 he was professor of pathology at the University of Würzburg.