Lesky, Erna geborene Klingenstein#
b. Hartberg (Styria), May 22, 1911, d. Vienna, Nov. 28, 1986, medical historian, married to Albin Lesky. From 1957 professor at the University of Vienna, head of the Institute for the History of Medicine at the University of Vienna. Gained acclaim for her depiction of medical practices and physicians in the 19th century.
Works#
Arbeitsmedizin im 18. Jh., 1956; Die Wr. geburtshilflich-gynaekolog. Schule, 1961; Die Wr. Medizin. Schule im 19. Jh., 1965; G. van Swieten und seine Zeit, 1972 (with A. Wandruszka).Literature#
H. Wyklicky (ed.), E. L. zum 75. Geburtstag, Wr. Klinische Wochenschrift 98, 1986.