Antall József szerk.: Orvostörténeti közlemények 51-53. (Budapest, 1969)

TANULMÁNYOK - Végh Antal: Than Károly, a magyar tudományos kémia és az egyetemi kémiai oktatás megteremtője (angol nyelven)

Than's binocular English microscope. (Semmelweis Medical Historical Museum) both parts, forms one of the major safeguards to ensure the success of teaching and studying" [9]. Than's lectures were classically simple and convincing. "Though his voice was weak," says Lajos Ilosvay, "he nevertheless held his audience because the certitude of his lectures did not fail to inspire even those inclining to unattention" [10]. He had an exceptionally skilled hand in making experiments which illuminated the major theses of his lectures convincingly. The apparatuses were mostly his own constructions and were rewarded at the Paris world exhibition of 1900. He regularly attended the laboratory exercises of his students and according to his one-time assistant, László Ekkert "inquired about their achievements with a quietness and gentle kindness characteristic of him ... the whole charm of his personality radiated from his encouragingly smiling eyes. Nobody felt the presence of a stern professor. He was liked and respected as an old master by all

. . [11]. In the beginning the medical students had no exercises in chemistry, but ín 1892 it was proposed by the Arts Faculty at the suggestion of Than and was endorsed by the Medical Faculty in May of the following year.