!!!Eiselsberg, Anton Freiherr von

b. Schloss Steinhaus near Wels (Upper Austria), July 31, 1860, 
d. near St. Valentin (Lower Austria, train accident), Oct. 25, 1939, 
surgeon, student of T.  Billroth, 1893 professor at the University of 
Utrecht, 1896 in Koenigsberg, 1901-1931 head of the 1st Surgical 
University Clinic in Vienna. One of the founders of neurosurgery, E. 
raised his field to the status of an independent science. His research 
was predominantly concerned with surgery on the central nervous 
system, the thyroid gland and the gastrointestinal tract. In 1909 he 
and J.  Hochenegg established casualty wards which set an example for 
others all over the world. In Vienna, E. helped develop one of the 
largest medical schools in the world; also an honorary member of the 
Academy of Sciences.

!Publications
Die Hypophyse, 1930; Lebensweg eines Chirurgen, 1938.

!Literature
Almanach der Akad. 
d. Wiss. zu Wien, Jg. 90, 1940; Oe. Naturforscher, Aerzte und 
Techniker, 1957; OeBL.



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