Samuel Jessner
Samuel Jessner was a German dermatologist known for his work on the skin and hair symptoms of patients suffering from syphilis.
Jessner was born in Dorbian, Lithuania, and studied medicine at the University of Königsberg. After completing his doctorate, he habilitated there as well. He dealt mainly with skin and venereal diseases. He was chairman of the Königsberg branch of the free-religious Deutschen Gesellschaft für ethische Kultur. His sons were the dermatologist Max Jessner and the theater director and director Fritz Jessner.Selected publications
- Die Hautleiden kleiner Kinder, 1903. 4th edition 1923.
- Diagnose und Therapie des Ekzems, 1905. 3rd edition 1926.
- Salben und Pasten mit besonderer Berücksichtigung des Mitin: Anh.: Rezeptformeln, Kabitzsch, Würzburg, 1905.
- Hauttuberkulose einschliesslich Tuberkulide und Lupus erythematodes, 1909.
- Schönheitsfehler und ihre Behandlung, 1910. 6th edition 1923.
- Die praktische Bedeutung des Salvarsan für die Syphilistherapie, Kabitzsch, Würzburg, 1911.
