Carl von Rokitansky
Baron Carl von Rokitansky | |
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Baron Carl von Rokitansky | |
| Born | 19 February 1804 Hradec Králové (Königgrätz), Bohemia, Habsburg monarchy |
| Died | 23 July 1878 (aged 74) Vienna, Austria-Hungary |
| Alma mater | University of Vienna |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Physician pathologist |
Baron Carl von Rokitansky (German: Carl Freiherr von Rokitansky, Czech: Karel Rokytanský; 19 February 1804 – 23 July 1878) was a Czech-born Austrian physician, pathologist, humanist philosopher and liberal politician, founder of the Viennese School of Medicine of the 19th century. He was the founder of science-based diagnostics, connecting clinical with pathological results in a feedback loop that is standard practice today but was daring in Rokitansky's day.