Friedrich Wilhelm Scanzoni von Lichtenfels practised at a period when medicine itself was being rebuilt on new foundations.
The record lists Friedrich Wilhelm Scanzoni von Lichtenfels as German obstetrician (1821-1891).
Friedrich Wilhelm Scanzoni von Lichtenfels was born at Prague in 1821. His recorded nationality is Germany.
Anaesthesia, antisepsis and germ theory arrived within fifty years and made modern surgery possible for the first time.
His posts were held at University of Würzburg.
Clinical knowledge is accumulated slowly and revised often, usually at some cost.
Recognition followed: Royal Order of the Polar Star, Order of Saint Michael, Merit Order of the Bavarian Crown and Order of Saint Anna.
That the work was done from Germany matters: hospitals, training and research funding are unevenly distributed, and they decide which questions can be asked.
Friedrich Wilhelm Scanzoni von Lichtenfels died in 1891, aged 70. What survives is the change in practice, which is how a medical life is actually measured.
Achievements
- Royal Order of the Polar Star
- Order of Saint Michael
- Merit Order of the Bavarian Crown
- Order of Saint Anna
- Commander 2nd Class of the Order of Philip the Magnanimous
- Held posts at University of Würzburg
