Heinrich Koebner, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Heinrich Koebner

German dermatologist

Date of Birth: 02-Dec-1838

Place of Birth: Wrocław, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland

Date of Death: 03-Sep-1904

Profession: university teacher, dermatologist

Nationality: Poland, Germany

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Heinrich Koebner (German spelling Köbner); (2 December 1838 – 3 September 1904) was a German-Jewish dermatologist born in Breslau. He studied medicine in Berlin, earning his doctorate in 1859 at Breslau.
Afterwards he performed hospital duties in Vienna under Ferdinand von Hebra (1816–1880) and in Paris with Alfred Hardy (1811–1893).
In 1876 he became director of the policlinic for syphilis and diseases of the skin at the University of Breslau.
In 1884 he established a new policlinic in Berlin, where he provided classes for physicians.