Eugen von Hippel (1867-1939) was a German ophthalmologist who received his medical doctorate in 1889 from Heidelberg and soon after became assistant to ophthalmologist Theodore Leber. In 1897 he attained "professor extraordinaire" at Heidelberg, in 1909 he became professor at the eye clinic in Halle, and professor of ophthalmology in Göttingen in 1914. Ophthalmology is the branch of medicine which deals with the diseases of the eye and their treatment. ... Heidelberg and the other cities of the Neckar valley The castle (Schloss) above the town Main Street (Hauptstrasse) Shopping district View from the so called alley of philosophers (Philosophenweg) towards the Old Town, with Heidelberg Castle, Heiliggeist Church and the Old Bridge Heidelberg is a city in Baden-Württemberg... Theodor Karl Gustav von Leber (February 29, 1840 - April 17, 1917) was a German ophthalmologist who first described what is now known as Lebers congenital amaurosis in 1869 and Lebers hereditary optic neuropathy in 1871. ... The Martin-Luther-University of Halle-Wittenberg is located in the German cities of Halle, Saxony-Anhalt and Wittenberg. ... Göttingen ( ) is a city in Lower Saxony, Germany. ...
In 1904, Eugen von Hippel described a rare disease of the retina, and in 1911 discovered the anatomical basis of the disease, which he named "angiomatosis retinae". However it wasn't until 1926 that pathologist Arvid Lindau recognized the association between the tumors of the retina and blood-vessel tumors of the cerebellum along with other parts of the central nervous system. This disease is known today as the Von Hippel-Lindau Disease (VHL). Human eye cross-sectional view. ... Arvid Lindau (1892-1958) was a Swedish pathologist who practiced medicine in Lund, Sweden. ... The cerebellum (Latin: little brain) is a region of the brain that plays an important role in the integration of sensory perception and motor output. ... A diagram showing the CNS: 1. ... Von Hippel-Lindau disease (VHL) is a rare inherited genetic condition involving the abnormal growth of tumors in parts of the body which are particularly rich in blood supply. ...
Von Hippel contributed several writings to textbooks regarding the anatomy and diseases of the eye. He was uncle to German-American physicistArthur R. von Hippel. ... Arthur R. von Hippel at age 100; photo taken by his grandson, photographer Jonas A. Kahn Arthur Robert von Hippel (November 19, 1898 – December 31, 2003) was a German-American materials researcher and physicist and a pioneer in the study of dielectrics, ferromagnetic and ferroelectric materials, as well as semiconductors. ...
See also
Von Hippel-Lindau disease
Von Hippel-Lindau tumor suppressor
Von Hippel-Lindau disease (VHL) is a rare inherited genetic condition involving the abnormal growth of tumors in parts of the body which are particularly rich in blood supply. ...
Von Hippel-Lindau disease (VHL) is a rare inherited genetic condition involving the abnormal growth of tumors in parts of the body which are particularly rich in blood supply.
VHL is an autosomal dominant disorder, but there is a wide variation in the age of onset of the disease, the organ system affected and the severity of effect.
EugenvonHippel described the angiomas in the eye in 1904.
EugenvonHippel wrote in 1904 "about a very rare disease of the retina" and in 1911 added "the anatomical basis" of that disease, which he named angiomatosis retinae.
EugenvonHippel was the son of another exceptional ophthalmologist, Arthur vonHippel (1841-1917), professor of ophthalmology, founder and head of the University Eye Clinic in Göttingen, later succeeded in that post by his son Eugen.
Even vonHippel's own patients had some additional tumors in other parts of the body, which were noted then as anomalies (after all, he was an ophthalmologist), but these anomalies were clarified by Lindau to be an integral part of the total disease.
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