Ludwig Georg Courvoisier
| Ludwig Georg Courvoisier | |
|---|---|
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| Born | 8 April 1843 |
| Died | 10 November 1918 (aged 75) |
| Nationality | Switzerland |
| Fields | surgery |
| Known for | Courvoisier's law |
Ludwig Georg Courvoisier (10 November 1843 – 8 April 1918) was a surgeon from Basel, Switzerland.[1] He was one of the first doctors to remove gallstones from the common bile duct.[2]
In 1890, Courvoisier published the book Casuistisch-statistische Beiträge zur Pathologie und Chirurgie der Gallenwege, a manual on biliary surgery in which he introduced the medical sign known as Courvoisier's law.[3]
Entomology
Courvoisier was an entomologist most interested in the Lycaenidae.His entomological works include:
- Courvoisier, L. G., 1910. Uebersicht über die um Basel gefundenen Lycaeniden. Verh. naturf. Ges. Basel 21: 153-164.
- Courvoisier, L. G., 1910. Entdeckungsreisen und kritische Spaziergänge ins Gebiet der Lycaeniden. Entomologische Zeitschrift 23 (18): 92-94.
- Courvoisier, L. G., 1912. Javanische Lycaeniden gesammelt von Edw. Jacobson. Tijdschr. Ent. 55: 15-19.
- Courvoisier, L. G. 1912. Ueber Zeichnungs-Aberrationen bei Lycaeniden. Deut. ent. Zeit. [Iris] 26, pp. [38-65, pls 4,5]
- Courvoisier, L. G. 1916. Uber Männschenschuppen bei Lycaeniden Verh. naturf. Ges. Basel 26, pp. [11-48, 2 pls]
- Courvoisier, L. G., 1920. Zur Synonymie des Genus Lycaena. Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift (Iris) [1914] 28: 143-176; [1920] 34: 230-262.
References
- ↑ Vilardell, Francisco. Digestive Endoscopy in the Second Millennium, Thieme, 2005, p. 239. ISBN 1-58890-420-2
- ↑ Lee, H. S. J. Dates in Urology, Informa Health Care, 2000, p. 42. ISBN 1-85070-496-1
- ↑ Fitzgerald, J Edward F; White Matthew J; Lobo Dileep N (Apr 2009). "Courvoisier's gallbladder: law or sign?". World journal of surgery. United States. 33 (4): 886–91. doi:10.1007/s00268-008-9908-y. ISSN 0364-2313. PMID 19190960.
External links
- Full text of Courvoisier's Casuistisch-statistische Beiträge zur Pathologie und Chirurgie der Gallenwege at Google Books.
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