!!!Quarin, Joseph Freiherr von Quarin, Baron Joseph von, b. Vienna, Nov. 19, 1733, d. Vienna, March 19, 1814, physician. From 1758 imperial councillor, 1784-1791 chief director of the General Hospital of Vienna which he turned into a European model hospital. From 1754 univ. prof. (6 times rector). 1788 the foundling hospital was established on his initiative. !Works Tentamen de Cicuta, 1761; Methodus medendarum febrium, 1772; Betrachtungen ueber die Hospitaeler Wiens, 1784. %%language [Back to the Austrian Version|AEIOU/Quarin,_Joseph_Freiherr_von|class='wikipage austrian'] %% [{FreezeArticle author='AEIOU' template='Lexikon_1995_englisch'}] [{ALLOW view All}][{ALLOW comment All}][{ALLOW edit FreezeAdmin}]