FRANZ
Historical document, translated for reference. It reflects medical knowledge of the 1920s–30s and is not medical advice.
Summary
Franz Karl (1870-1926) was one of the most brilliant German gynecological surgeons of the early 20th century. He received his medical education in Würzburg and specialized in gynecology under Feling and Bumm. His works on clinical character, describing innovations and details of his outstanding surgical technique, are of particular interest.
Encyclopedia entry (1928–1936)
FRANZ Karl (Karl Franz, 1870-1926), one of the most brilliant German gynecological surgeons of the early 20th century. He received his medical education in Würzburg and specialized in gynecology under Feling and Bumm. In 1904 he received a professorship in Jena, and in 1910 in Berlin (Charité). Among his numerous works, those of a clinical character are of greatest interest, where he describes innovations and details of his outstanding surgical technique. All of this is summarized in his textbook on women's diseases, written together with Feling (Russian trans., St. Petersburg, 1914), and especially in his last work, written and published during his fatal illness—"Gynecological Operations" (Berlin, 1925). 1 Lit.: Bracht E., Karl Franz, Arch. f. Gyn., Vol. CXXIX, 1927; Stoeckel W., Karl Franz, Centralbl. f. Gyn., Vol. L, 1926; Zondek B., Karl Franz, Monatschr. f. Gyn. u. Geburtsh., Vol. X, 1926.
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“FRANZ.” Soviet Medical Encyclopedia. English translation of Bolshaya Meditsinskaya Entsiklopediya, 1st ed. (Moscow, 1928–1936), ed. N. A. Semashko. https://sovietmedicalencyclopedia.pages.dev/article/franz/