Paul von Bruns, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Paul von Bruns

German surgeon

Date of Birth: 02-Jul-1846

Place of Birth: Tübingen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

Date of Death: 02-Jun-1916

Profession: surgeon, university teacher

Nationality: Germany

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Paul von Bruns was a German surgeon.
He was born in Tübingen, and was the son of surgeon Victor von Bruns.
His father-in-law was Protestant theologian Karl Heinrich Weizsäcker. Bruns was born July 2, 1846.
In 1882, Bruns became director of the surgical clinic at Tübingen, as well as a full professor at the University.
He was the author of works on numerous medical subjects — laryngotomy for removal of growths in the larynx, acute osteomyelitis, gunshot wounds, limb operations and the treatment of goiters, to name a few.
In 1885, he founded Beiträge zur klinischen Chirurgie (Contributions to Clinical Surgery), and was its editor until his death.
With Ernst von Bergmann (1836-1907) and Jan Mikulicz-Radecki (1850-1905), he published the four-volume Handbuch der Chirurgie (Handbook of Surgery).
He died – June 2, 1916 in Tübingen.