Adolf Kussmaul
Adolf Kussmaul (; 22 February 1822 – 28 May 1902) was a German physician and a leading clinician of his time. He was born as the son and grandson of physicians at
Graben near
Karlsruhe and studied at
Heidelberg. He entered the army after graduation and spent two years as an army surgeon. This was followed by a period as a
general practitioner before he went to
Würzburg to study for his
doctorate under
Virchow.
He was subsequently Professor of Medicine at
Heidelberg (1857),
Erlangen (1859),
Freiburg (1859) and
Straßburg (1876).
Beyond his medical skills he was also active in literature. He is regarded as one of the creators of the term
Biedermeier.
He died in Heidelberg.
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