Carl Wedl (October 14, 1815 - September 21, 1891) was an Austrian pathologist who was a native of Vienna.

In 1841 he obtained his doctorate in Vienna, and subsequently practiced medicine in Ischl and Salzburg. In 1844 he took a scientific journey to France and England, afterwards returning to Vienna, where he performed histological research. With assistance from Karl Rokitansky (1804-1878), he received his habilitation in 1849. In 1853 he became an associate professor, and in 1872 was appointed professor of histology at the University of Vienna. Some of his well-known students were Heinrich Auspitz (1834-1885), Moritz Kaposi (1837-1902) and Salomon Stricker (1834-1898).

Wedl is largely remembered for his work in microscopic pathology and histology. He made contributions in the fields of helminthology, dermatology and ophthalmology, and was one of the first physicians to apply cell theory to pathology of the eye.^[1] The eponymous "Wedl cells" are named after him, which are dysplastic bladder-like fibers in the corneal tissue of the eye.

Wedl was the author of numerous books, a few of which have been translated into English. He died on September 21, 1891, bequeathing his estate to the Vienna Academy of Sciences.

[edit] Written works

• Beiträge zur Lehre von den Hämatozoen, 1850
• Beiträge zur Anatomie des zweibuckeligen Kameeles (Camelus bactrianus),1852 (with Franz Müller)
• Grundzüge der pathologischen Histologie, 1854 (Rudiments of Pathological Histology)
• Über das Nervensystem der Nematoden 1855
• Über einige Nematoden, 1856
• Charakteristik mehrerer Grössentheils neuer Tänien, 1856
• Über ein in den Mägen des Rindes Vorkommendes Epiphyt 1858
• Anatomische Beobachtungen über Trematoden, 1858
• Über die bedeutung der in den schalen von manchen acephalen und gasteropoden vorkommenden canäle', 1859
• Beiträge zur Pathologie der Blutgefässe, 1859
• Über einen im Zahnbein und Knochen keimenden Pilz, 1864
• Atlas zur Pathologie der Zähne, 1869 (Atlas to the pathology of the teeth), (with Moriz Heider)
• Über die Haut-Sensibilitätsbezirke der einzelnen Rückenmarksnervenpaare, 1869 (with Ludwig Türck)
• Histologische Mittheilungen. Zur Anatomie der Milz,1871
• Pathologie der Zähne, mit besonderer Rücksicht auf Anatomie und Physiologie, 1872 (The pathology of the teeth, with special reference to their anatomy and physiology)
• Zur pathologischen Anatomie des Glaukoms, 1882
• Der Aberglaube und die Naturwissenschaften, 1883
• Pathologische Anatomie des Auges, 1886

[edit] See also

• Vienna School of Dermatology

[edit] References

• [2] translated biography @ Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie
• WorldCat Libraries, List of publications
• [3] biography @ AEIOU Encyclopedia