Carl Toldt, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Carl Toldt

Austrian anatomist

Date of Birth: 03-May-1840

Place of Birth: Bruneck, Trentino-South Tyrol, Italy

Date of Death: 13-Nov-1920

Profession: physician, professor, anatomist

Nationality: Austria

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

Carl Toldt (May 3, 1840 – November 13, 1920) was an Austrian anatomist who was a native of Bruneck, Tyrol. In 1864 he earned his medical doctorate in Vienna, and was later a professor of anatomy in Prague and Vienna.
He was the author of the popular "Anatomischer Atlas für Studirende und Ärzte" ("An atlas of human anatomy for students and physicians"), a work that was later translated into English.
His name is lent to the following four anatomical eponyms: Toldt's fascia: Continuation of Treitz's fascia behind the body of the pancreas. "Toldt's fascia flap": A recent technique for repairing large diaphragmatic hernias. "Toldt's membrane": The anterior layer of the renal fascia. "White line of Toldt": Lateral reflection of posterior parietal peritoneum of abdomen over the mesentery of the ascending and descending colon.In 1932 Karl-Toldt-Weg in Vienna's District 14 (Penzing) was named in his honor.