Ludwig Georg Courvoisier Explained
| Ludwig Georg Courvoisier |
| Birth Date: | 8 April 1843 |
| Nationality: | Swiss |
| Field: | surgery |
| Known For: | Courvoisier's law |
Ludwig Georg Courvoisier (10 November 1843 – 8 April 1918) was a surgeon from Basel, Switzerland.[1] He was one of the first doctors to remove gallstones from the common bile duct.[2]
In 1890, Courvoisier published the book Casuistisch-statistische Beiträge zur Pathologie und Chirurgie der Gallenwege, a manual on biliary surgery in which he introduced the medical sign known as Courvoisier's law.[3]
Entomology
Courvoisier was an entomologist most interested in the Lycaenidae. His entomological works include:
- Courvoisier, L. G., 1910. Uebersicht über die um Basel gefundenen Lycaeniden. Verh. naturf. Ges. Basel 21: 153–164.
- Courvoisier, L. G., 1910. Entdeckungsreisen und kritische Spaziergänge ins Gebiet der Lycaeniden. Entomologische Zeitschrift 23 (18): 92–94.
- Courvoisier, L. G., 1912. Javanische Lycaeniden gesammelt von Edw. Jacobson. Tijdschr. Ent. 55: 15–19.
- Courvoisier, L. G. 1912. Ueber Zeichnungs-Aberrationen bei Lycaeniden. Deut. ent. Zeit. [Iris] 26, pp. [38-65, pls 4,5]
- Courvoisier, L. G. 1916. Über Männchenschuppen bei Lycaeniden Verh. naturf. Ges. Basel 26, pp. [11-48, 2 pls]
- Courvoisier, L. G., 1920. Zur Synonymie des Genus Lycaena. Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift (Iris) [1914] 28: 143–176; [1920] 34: 230–262.
His butterfly collection and herbarium are held by theNatural History Museum of Basel.
External links
- Full text of Courvoisier's Casuistisch-statistische Beiträge zur Pathologie und Chirurgie der Gallenwege at Google Books.
Notes and References
- Vilardell, Francisco. Digestive Endoscopy in the Second Millennium, Thieme, 2005, p. 239.
- Lee, H. S. J. Dates in Urology, Informa Health Care, 2000, p. 42.
- Fitzgerald. J Edward F. White Matthew J . Lobo Dileep N . Apr 2009. Courvoisier's gallbladder: law or sign?. World Journal of Surgery. 33. 4. 886–91. United States. 0364-2313. 19190960. 10.1007/s00268-008-9908-y . 21799234.
