Carl Anton Ewald ( German: Carl Anton Ewald ; October 30, 1845 , Berlin - September 20, 1915 , ibid.) - German gastroenterologist and physiologist .
| Karl Anton Ewald | |
|---|---|
| him. Carl Anton Ewald | |
| Date of Birth | October 30, 1845 |
| Place of Birth | Berlin |
| Date of death | September 20, 1915 (69 years old) |
| A place of death | Berlin |
| A country | German Union, German Empire |
| Scientific field | gastroenterology , physiology . |
| Place of work | |
| Academic rank | Professor |
| Famous students | Ismar Isidor Boas |
Biography
Ewald is known for his work on the study of gastric juice and the fact that he proposed the use of a flexible rubber probe for aspiration of gastric contents .
Ewald studied at the Humboldt University of Berlin , the University of Heidelberg and Bonn . In 1870 , in Berlin, he received a doctorate in medicine. Since 1871 - an assistant to the famous German clinician Friedrich Theodor Freriks ( 1819 - 1885 ). Since 1882 - an extraordinary professor at the University of Berlin. From the same year he became editor of the Berlin Clinical Weekly ( German: Berliner klinische Wochenschrift ). Since 1909 - an ordinary professor of honor.
In 1888, he became the chief physician of the Department of Internal Medicine at the Empress Augusta's Berlin hospital . One of the pioneers of gastroenterology, Ewald made the Empress Augusta's hospital a center for digestive diseases.
His name is called “Evald’s test breakfast ” (also called the “ Boas- Ewald test breakfast”), used in the study of gastric juice: 40 (or 200) g of white bread or rolls and 400 cm3. water or tea. Banned butter , sugar , milk and cream . The contents of the stomach are pumped out for research one hour after eating breakfast (1885).
German gastroenterologist Ismar Isidor Boas was one of the most famous students of Ewald. Assistant Ewald for several months in 1887 worked as a future famous American gastroenterologist, Professor Max Einhorn .
Most Important Works
- “Beiträge zur Histologie und Physiologie der Speicheldrüsen des Hundes” (Berlin, 1870)
- "Die Lehre von der Verdanung. Einleitung in die Klinik der Verdauungkrankheiten ”(ib., 1879; 3 ed., Ib., 189 3)
- “Handbuch oder Ernährung des gesunden und kranken Menschen” (2nd ed., 1895)
- Die Krankheiten der Schildrüsen (1896)
Sources
- Ewald, Karl-Anton // Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary : in 86 volumes (82 volumes and 4 additional). - SPb. , 1890-1907.
- Who named it? Biography: Carl Anton Ewald
- Geraghty EM Test Meals. The American Journal of Nursing, Vol. 32, No. 3 (Mar., 1932), pp. 297-300.
- Nogaller A. Ismar Boas (1858-1938) - founder of clinical gastroenterology. Notes on Jewish history. Internet magazine. No. 11, 2002.