The influence of neighbouring countries and sciences and the international spread of Viennese medicine: Carl Freiherr von Rokitansky ’s international relations

This article describes the impact of Rokitansky’s handbook using new sources from the Rokitansky family archive, focusing in particular on its international reception and the relationships that were formed as a resu lt. The model of Viennese Medicine was transferred to universities abroad and implemented in new medical schools in Japan, Iran, Mexico, Greece and the USA that developed it further. Rokitansky’s international network contributed greatly to this transfer of knowledge as shown by newly-discovered s ource material from the Rokitansky family archive.
Source: Wiener Medizinische Wochenschrift - Category: General Medicine Source Type: research