Antall József szerk.: Orvostörténeti közlemények 57-59. (Budapest, 1971)

TANULMÁNYOK - Zoltán Imre: A budapesti egyetem és a magyar orvostudomány mesterei (angol nyelven)

The teaching of pathological anatomy was introduced very early at the Faculty of Medicine of Budapest, in 1844. Only a few departments of pathological anatomy had been founded earlier (Strassbourg, Paris, London, Vienna) than the Budapest one. The first professor, Lajos Arányi was the pupil of Rokitansky. From his successors, Antal Genersich stated already in 1880—greatly ahead of his epoch—that human and bovine tuberculosis are two completely different diseases. The series of excellent pathologists should be closed by the mention of the name Ödön Krompecher. He was the discoverer of the basal-cell carcinoma, still bearing his name. Among the professors on internal medicine the two Korányis should be mentioned in the first place. Frigyes Korányi was the first great representative of the Hungarian school of internal medicine. He started the fight against tuberculosis in Hungary. Sándor Korányi exerted decisive influence on the development of medical science in the country not only on that of internal medicine. His theoretical approach has been characterized by the functional concept and his experimental works by the exact methods of natural sciences. He was the first to apply the methods of chemistry in medicine. His basic studies opened new pathways to our knowledge on the normal and pathological functions of the kidneys. His merits as a teacher are also outstanding. The majority of our leading internists were his disciples and a great many continue to be. The effects of his activities in teaching and training are still demonstrable in the whole line of our medical science. It is not merely our view, that his high class scientific merits are exceeding the boundaries of our frontiers. János Bókay senior was the creator of the Hungarian school of pediatrics. He wrote his basic works on the diseases of childhood in the middle of the fifties of the last century. His work has been continued by his son, János Bókay junior, the excellent research worker in the field of infectious diseases of the children. He acquired great merits with the application of the antidiphteria serum and with the introduction of the method of intubation in pediatrics. As the Korányi-school is still living in Hungarian internal medicine, so is the Bókay-school in pediatrics. Among the professors of surgery Gyula Dollinger was the first after Balassa to acquire international recognition to the name of the Medical School of Budapest. His basic activities are related to the field of surgical orthopedy. He was the founder of the Hungarian Society of Surgery, Jenő Pólya, professor without chair of the Faculty of Medicine, modified the Billroth-II type resection of the stomach and this modification is widely applied not only in Hungary but in other countries as well, mainly in England and in Germany. The Faculty of Medicine of the University of Budapest was among the first ones where an independent urological department was founded. This was mainly due to the activities of Géza Illyés. His scientific and clinical activity