Koller, Carl, 1857-1944

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Koller, Karl (ophthalmologist)

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Ophthalmologist.

From the description of Carl Koller correspondence, 1932. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70984603

Austrian-born ophthalmologist and friend of Sigmund Freud.

From the description of Carl Koller papers, 1866-1988 (bulk 1884-1934). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70983669

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1857, Dec. 3 Born, Schüttenhofen, Bohemia, Austro-Hungarian Empire (now Susice, Czech Republic) 1882 M.D., University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria 1882 1884 Intern and house surgeon, Allgemeines Krankenhaus, Vienna, Austria, where he was a colleague of Sigmund Freud 1884 Discovered use of cocaine as local anesthetic in eye surgery Presented paper, "Vorläufige Mittheilung über locale Anästhesirung am Auge," at meeting of German Ophthalmological Society, Heidelberg, Germany Presented paper, "Ueber die Verwendung des Cocaïn zur Anästhesirung am Auge," at meeting of Society of Physicians, Vienna, Austria 1885 1887 Assistant to Drs. Snellen and Donders, University of Utrecht, the Netherlands 1888 Emigrated to United States 1888 1930s Private practice, ophthalmologist and ophthalmic surgeon, Mount Sinai and Montefiore hospitals, New York, N.Y. Authored many articles pertaining to biology and ophthalmology 1893 Married Laura Blum 1902 Became naturalized United States citizen 1922 Awarded gold medal, American Ophthalmological Society 1929 Awarded Kussmaul Medal for his services to science, Heidelberg University medical faculty, Heidelberg, Germany 1930 Awarded medal of honor, New York Academy of Medicine 1934 Awarded medal of honor, Academy of Ophthalmology and Otolaryngology 1944, Mar. 21 Died, New York, N.Y. From the guide to the Carl Koller Papers, 1866-1988, (bulk 1884-1934), (Manuscript Division Library of Congress)

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Anesthesia in ophthalmology

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Cocaine

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