Friedrich TRENDELENBURG
1844–1924
Friedrich Trendelenburg was born in Berlin, Germany, where his father was a professor of phi- losophy and his mother was a teacher. Instead of attending school, he was educated at home by his parents. When his family moved to Glasgow, Scotland, he continued his studies, and in 1863 began to study anatomy and embryology.
Between 1864 and 1866 he studied medicine in various clinics, finally being granted his medical degree by the University of Berlin. Such an edu- cational background was not unusual in those days and medical students commonly studied for various periods at different institutions. After serving the required period in the army as a mil- itary surgeon, Trendelenburg returned to Berlin and came under the influence of the greatest German surgeon of the period, Bernard Langen- beck. After what would be called a residency today, lasting from 1868 to 1874, Trendelenburg became a surgeon in an important Berlin hospi- tal. A few years later he became the professor of surgery in Rostock, Germany. His academic
Jules TINEL
1879–1952
Tinel was a French neurologist who wrote an excellent book on the effects of nerve injuries during the First World War, and from it one may judge how times have changed, for nerve suture is hardly mentioned. He had a research interest in the autonomic system, producing a thick volume on the subject; he was noted for the ingenuity of his apparatus, which was often constructed of Meccano.
He was born in Rouen, the fifth in a line of dis- tinguished doctors. His father was professor of anatomy at Rouen. Tinel studied in Paris. It was when he was mobilized for the war that he found himself in a neurological unit and was able to in the behavior of wildlife. An active member of several fish and game clubs in the north east, including the Camp Fire Club of America and the Anglers Club of New York City, he spent count- less hours studying the art of fly-fishing and participating in outdoor events with these organizations.
Probably his greatest attribute was an insatiable curiosity and the desire to develop new ideas.
This enthusiasm was transferred to the residents he trained, who respected him not only as their teacher, but as a person who supported and cared about their future careers. Dr. Thompson was sur- vived by his wife Carolyn and their three children.
study the long-term effects of severe nerve injury.
He gave the first account of paroxysmal hyper- tension due to phaeochromocytoma.
During the Second World War he had to leave the hospital; his family were interned, and one son was executed by the Gestapo because the family had helped to run an escape route.
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