Ludolf von Krehl practised at a period when medicine itself was being rebuilt on new foundations.
The record lists Ludolf von Krehl as German physician (1861-1937).
Ludolf von Krehl was born at Leipzig in 1861. His recorded nationality is German Reich. He trained at Heidelberg University and Leipzig University.
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 Tübingen, Heidelberg University and University of Jena.
Clinical knowledge is accumulated slowly and revised often, usually at some cost.
That the work was done from German Reich matters: hospitals, training and research funding are unevenly distributed, and they decide which questions can be asked.
Ludolf von Krehl died in 1937, aged 76. What survives is the change in practice, which is how a medical life is actually measured.
Achievements
- Held posts at University of Tübingen, Heidelberg University and University of Jena
