Karl Kaspar von Siebold is remembered in medicine for work that altered practice rather than merely argument.
The record lists Karl Kaspar von Siebold as German obstetrician (1736-1807).
Karl Kaspar von Siebold was born at Nideggen in 1736. His recorded nationality is Germany. He trained at University of Würzburg.
Hospitals became teaching institutions in this period, and clinical observation began to be recorded systematically.
His posts were held at University of Würzburg and Juliusspital foundation Würzburg.
Most medical progress is invisible: it shows up as an illness that no longer kills anyone.
That the work was done from Germany matters: hospitals, training and research funding are unevenly distributed, and they decide which questions can be asked.
Karl Kaspar von Siebold died in 1807, aged 71. What survives is the change in practice, which is how a medical life is actually measured.
Achievements
- Held posts at University of Würzburg and Juliusspital foundation Würzburg
