Name Richard Volkmann | Role Surgeon | |
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Books The Rusty Knight, and Other Tales from Germany, The Wish Ring, The Rusted Knight and Other Stories Education Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg, Humboldt University of Berlin |
Vom unsichtbaren Königreiche - Richard von Volkmann-Leander (Märchen zum Einschlafen)
Richard von Volkmann (17 August 1830 – 28 November 1889) was a prominent German surgeon and author of poetry and fiction.
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- Vom unsichtbaren Knigreiche Richard von Volkmann Leander Mrchen zum Einschlafen
- Von der Knigin die keine Pfeffernsse backen konnte Richard von Volkmann
- Biography
- Achievements
- Writings
- References
Von der Königin, die keine Pfeffernüsse backen konnte... (Richard von Volkmann)
Biography

He was born in Leipzig on 17 August 1830, the son of physiologist A.W. Volkmann. Richard entered medical school in Berlin and graduated in 1854. In 1867 he was appointed Professor of Surgery and Director of the Surgical Clinic at Halle where he remained until retirement. He was one of the most prominent surgeons of his day. He died in Jena.
Achievements
Writings

He edited (1870–89) Beiträge zur Chirurgie, and contributed to Franz von Pitha and Theodor Billroth's Handbuch der Chirurgie a section on diseases of the locomotory organs (1865–72). He wrote Bemerkungen über einige vom Krebs zu trennende Geschwülste (1858).

Under the pseudonym Richard Leander, he wrote: