Johann Paul Uhle

Johann Paul Uhle
Born(1827-04-17)17 April 1827
Died4 November 1861(1861-11-04) (aged 34)
CitizenshipGerman
Alma materUniversity of Leipzig
Known forCo-author of Handbuch der allgemeinen Pathologie
Scientific career
FieldsPhysician, Pathology
InstitutionsUniversity of Leipzig
Imperial University of Dorpat
University of Jena

Johann Paul Uhle (17 April 1827 – 4 November 1861) was a German physician and pathologist born in Nossen, in the Kingdom of Saxony. He died of tuberculosis in Jena at the age of 34.

Education and academic career

In 1852 he received his medical doctorate at the University of Leipzig. He was an assistant at St. George's Hospital at Leipzig, and in 1859 became a professor at the Imperial University of Dorpat. In 1860 he relocated to Jena as a professor of special pathology and director of the medical clinic.[1][2]

Works and scientific contributions

With Ernst Leberecht Wagner (1829-1888), Uhle was co-author of an influential textbook of general pathology titled "Handbuch der allgemeinen Pathologie". It was published in seven editions, and was translated into English, French, Polish and Greek. Uhle was also author of "Der Winter in Oberägypten als klimatisches Heilmittel" (On the Winter in Upper Egypt as a Climatic Remedy).[3]

Publications

  • Der Winter in Oberägypten als klimatisches Heilmittel. B. G. Teubner, Leipzig, 1858.
  • (with Ernst Leberecht Wagner) Handbuch der allgemeinen Pathologie. Wigand, Leipzig, 1862; 7th ed. 1876.

Further reading

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References

  1. ^ Hess, Volker (2000). Der wohltemperierte Mensch: Wissenschaft und Alltag des Fiebermessens (1850–1900). Campus Verlag. p. 103. ISBN 9783593364445.
  2. ^ Frobenius, Wolfgang (1988). Fehldiagnose Endometritis: zur Revision eines wissenschaftlichen Irrtums durch die Wiener Gynäkologen Fritz Hitschmann und Ludwig Adler. Olms. p. 45. ISBN 9783487090252.
  3. ^ "Handbuch der allgemeinen Pathologie". Wellcome Collection. Retrieved 20 February 2026.