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JAMA. 1970;212(9):1518-1519.

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Carl Thiersch, descended from gifted ancestors, interested equally in the sciences and humanities, carried on the traditional pursuits during his own productive life. He was born in Munich where his father, a well-known humanist and lay leader in the church, held the professorship of classics in the university and presidency of the Academy of Science.¹ Carl's older brother was a theologian, his younger brother a well-known painter. Following graduation from the Gymnasium, he began the study of medicine in Munich; there he came under the influence of Stromeyer, professor of surgery. Later Berlin, Vienna, and Paris were on his study circuit which led, in 1848, to the MD degree, received from Munich upon presentation of a dissertation on materia medica.

Thiersch associated himself immediately with the Munich faculty as prosector, which provided an opportunity particularly to enhance his knowledge of pathological anatomy. The following year he qualified as privatdocent, . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

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