Ludwik Teichmann


Ludwik Karol Teichmann-Stawiarski was a Polish anatomist and discoverer of a new way of research in forensic medicine, after whom Teichmann crystals are called.

Life

Teichmann was born in Lublin.
In 1856, Teichmann became a Doctor of Medicine at the University of Göttingen. In 1861, he became a Professor of pathological anatomy at the Jagiellonian University in Kraków. and in 1868 he became a professor of descriptive and comparative anatomy there, where he also served as Rector from 1877 to 1878.
Teichmann died in Kraków.

Works

Among his works, in particular, Das saugadersystem vom anatomischen standpunkte acquired recognition.