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 Paul Morawitz (vacation in 1923) | |
| Born | 1879  |
| Died | 1936 (aged 56–57) |
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Paul Oskar Morawitz (April 3, 1879 inSt. Petersburg – July 1, 1936) was a Germaninternist andphysiologist whose most important work was in studying thecoagulation ofblood.
After completing his medical studies atLeipzig (in 1901) he completed his army service, then joined DrLudolf von Krehl inTübingen as an assistant physician. Krehl inspired Morawitz in his studies of blood-related pathology. In 1907 he completed a dissertation on blood circulation (for hisHabilitation), and he was appointed in the same year as chief clinician of the University clinic atFreiburg im Breisgau. He progressed to become theOrdinarius and Director of the Medical inpatients atGreifswald in 1913, and in 1921 he took up a position inWürzburg. Finally, in 1926, he assumed the chair of Medicine inLeipzig. He died aged 57 of aheart attack.[1]
Morawitz was a pioneer in the study of coagulation, and a 1905 landmark paper[2] is still regarded as a springboard for further study of the physiology of blood; he perfected observations made earlier byAlexander Schmidt and described four coagulation factors:fibrinogen (I),prothrombin (II), thrombokinase (III) andcalcium (IV). He also pioneeredblood transfusion, initially without the benefit ofblood typing, and studiedangina and the use ofquinidine as anantiarrhythmic. He established ablood bank inLeipzig.[1]
He is commemorated by the annual "Paul Morawitz prize" by theDeutsche Gesellschaft für Kardiologie (German Cardiological Association).[3]
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