Rudolf Wlassak Explained

Rudolf Wlassak (27 March 1865, Brno - 10 March 1930, Vienna) was an Austrian physiologist and neurologist. He was a pioneer in the hospital treatment of alcoholism.

He was born in Brno, Austrian Empire (now Czech Republic). He studied medicine at the University of Leipzig, and in 1893 qualified as a lecturer in Zürich. After time spent in Rome and Florence, he started a neurological practice in Vienna Neustadt (1919), and worked with Emil Redlich at the Maria-Theresien-Schlössel Hospital in Vienna. In 1922 he became director of a sanatorium for alcoholics called "Am Steinhof".[1] [2]

He conducted research on the structure of cerebellum and on the physiology of the senses and spatial perception.[2]

He was active in the treatment of alcoholics in Vienna, and more widely in Europe. He is remembered for his contributions towards the workers' temperance movement.[1] In 1897 he published "Gegen den Alkohol" and his "Grundriss der Alkoholfrage" was published in 1922. From 1902 onward, he was editor of the journal "Der Abstinent".[1] In 1907 his treatise, The influence of alcohol upon the functions of the brain, was published in English.[3]

He died in Vienna.

Notes and References

  1. http://www.aeiou.at/aeiou.encyclop.w/w851744_en.htm;internal&action=_setlanguage.action?LANGUAGE=en Wlassak, Rudolf
  2. https://books.google.com/books?id=1NVRfl4gCw0C&dq=%22Wlassak%2C+Rudolf%22+1865&pg=PA580 Thibaut - Zycha, Volume 10
  3. http://www.worldcat.org/identities/lccn-n85-364621/ WorldCat Identities