The legacy of Karl Rokitansky From: Archives of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine | Date: March 1, 2000| Author: | Copyright College of American Pathologists Mar 2000. Provided by ProQuest LLC.Copyright information

By the middle of the 19th century, Vienna flourished as a European center of excellence in medical teaching.This fame is attributable to the New Vienna School, one of the founders of which was the eminent pathologist, Karl Rokitansky. At the Institute of Pathological Anatomy, the coming of Rokitansky marked the beginning of a new era in the history of pathology.

Karl Rokitansky (1804-1878) was born in Konigsgratz, Bohemia. He studied medicine in Prague and Vienna, graduating in 1828. Shortly thereafter, he became an assistant in Pathological Anatomy to Wagner at the Vienna School. As a ...

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