!!!Escherich, Theodor von

b. Ansbach (Germany), Nov. 29, 1857, 
d. Vienna, Feb. 15, 1911, pediatrician; 1894 professor at the 
University of Graz and head of the Graz Pediatric Clinic; 1902 in 
Vienna; created a scientific society of pediatricians and was 
co-founder of the Austrian Society for Pediatric Research and founder 
of the Imperial Institute for Maternal and Infant Care. also laid the 
groundwork for sensible infant nutrition. The coli bacteria 
"Escherichia coli" are named after him.

!Publications
Die Darmbakterien des Saeuglings, 1886; Diphtherie, 
Croup, Serumtherapie, 1895.

!Literature
I. Fischer (ed.), Biograph. Lexikon der hervorragenden 
Aerzte der letzten 50 Jahre, vol. 1, 1932; OeBL.



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