Martini Erich
Historical document, translated for reference. It reflects medical knowledge of the 1920s–30s and is not medical advice.
Summary
Erich Martini (born 1880) was a professor at the University of Hamburg and head of the entomological department at the Tropical Institute, known for his work on insects of medical importance. He particularly studied mosquitoes, establishing the connection between malaria transmission and the biology of the vector, and discovered cellular constancy in certain animals.
Encyclopedia entry (1928–1936)
MARTINI ERICH (Erich Martini, born in 1880), professor at the University of Hamburg and head of the entomological department of the Tropical Institute, a known specialist on insects playing a role in medicine. Special mention should be made of M.'s works on mosquitoes (family Culicidae), in which he reveals the connection between the course of malaria and the biology of the vector (1920-21). M. was the first to establish that in some animals (roundworms, rotifers, appendicularians) a constant number of cells is observed in organs and that the growth of such forms is limited only to the growth of their cells. M.'s most important works: "Über Stechmücken besonders deren europäischen Arten u. ihre Bekämpfung" (Lpz., 1920); the widely used textbook "Lehrbuch der medizinischen Entomologie" (Jena, 1923), "Die Zellkonstanz und ihre Beziehungen zu anderen zoologischen Vorwur-fen" (Zeitschr. f. die ges. Anat., B. LXX, 1923).
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“Martini Erich.” Soviet Medical Encyclopedia. English translation of Bolshaya Meditsinskaya Entsiklopediya, 1st ed. (Moscow, 1928–1936), ed. N. A. Semashko. https://sovietmedicalencyclopedia.pages.dev/article/martini-erich/