Wilhelm Alexander Freund
Historical document, translated for reference. It reflects medical knowledge of the 1920s–30s and is not medical advice.
Summary
A biographical overview of Wilhelm Alexander Freund (1833–1917), a prominent German gynecologist known for performing the first total hysterectomy for cancer via laparotomy and his subsequent academic career in Strasbourg.
Encyclopedia entry (1928–1936)
FREUND, Wilhelm Alexander (1833–1917), a prominent German gynecologist. He received his medical education in Breslau. In 1876, he performed the excision of a cancer-degenerating uterus via laparotomy, and in 1878 he published the work "Eine neue Methode der Ovariotomie" (Zentralbl. f. Gynäkologie, B. XXXVIII, 1914). This brought Freund to the forefront of German gynecologists of that time and opened the way to a major academic career—already in 1879 he obtained a chair in Strasbourg and held it until the age limit. He left behind many scientific works.
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“Wilhelm Alexander Freund.” Soviet Medical Encyclopedia. English translation of Bolshaya Meditsinskaya Entsiklopediya, 1st ed. (Moscow, 1928–1936), ed. N. A. Semashko. https://sovietmedicalencyclopedia.pages.dev/article/wilhelm-alexander-freund/