Theodor Billroth
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Christian Albert Theodor Billroth was one of the most eminent surgeons of the 19th century, with his main contributions in gastrectomy, laryngectomy and anatomical pathology and is generally regarded
Theodor Billroth crop
Theodor Billroth Operating by Adalbert Seligmann
Johannes Brahms
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Johannes Brahms was a German composer, pianist, and conductor of the mid-Romantic period. His music features expressive counterpoint, freer dissonance, rhythmic vitality, and traditional forms. His wo
Theodor Billroth
…he discovered the bacteriostatic effects of penicillium, which makes him the primary discoverer of penicillin. He was a close friend and confidant of Johannes Brahms, a leading patron of the Viennese musical scene, and one of the first to attempt a scientific analysis of musicality. Billroth was born at Bergen auf…
Brahms in 1889
Photograph from 1891 of the building in Hamburg where Brahms was born. It was destroyed by bombing in 1943.
Ede Reményi (l.) and Brahms in 1852
Brahms in 1853