Hofmann, Eduard von#
b. Prague (Czech Republic), Jan. 27, 1837, d. Opatija (Croatia), Aug. 27, 1897, physician; 1869 professor, 1873 dean at the University of Innsbruck, 1875 professor in Vienna, 1888 president of the highest medical council; developed forensic medicine as a science in its own right, extended it by introducing modern microscopy and animal experiments; rendered great services to public health care.
Publication#
Lehrbuch der gerichtl. Medizin, 1878 (111927).Literature#
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