Richard Kretz

Richard Kretz (12 May 1865 – 13 May 1920) was an Austrian pathologist born in Bruck an der Mur, Styria. He is remembered for pathological research involving regenerative and degenerative processes that take place in liver cirrhosis.[1]

Kretz earned his medical doctorate at the University of Vienna, and following graduation worked as assistant to Hans Kundrat (1845-1893) at the clinic for pathological anatomy in Vienna. In 1887 he received his habilitation, and in 1893 relocated to Prague, where he succeeded Hans Chiari (1851-1916) as professor of pathology. From 1910 to 1913 he was professor of pathology at the University of Würzburg.

Written works
  • Ein Fall von Syringomyelie (1890) – A case of syringomyelia.
  • Uber einen Fall von Tuberculose des weiblichen Genitalcanales, combinirt mit Aträsie der Vagina (1891) – Involving a case of tuberculosis of the female genital canals, combined with vaginal atresia.
  • Circumscripte Keratose im Larynx (1891) – Circumscribed keratosis in the larynx.
  • Über Hypertrophie und Regeneration des Lebergewebes, Wiener klin. Wochenschr. 1894, S. 365.[2] - On hypertrophy and regeneration of liver tissue.
  • Hämosiderin-Pigmentirung der Leber und Lebercirrhose, 1896 – Hemosiderin-pigmentation involving the liver and liver cirrhosis.
  • Ueber Lebercirrhose, 1899 – On liver cirrhosis.[3]

References
  • University of Wurzburg Pathological Institute, Historical Directors- Richard Kretz
  • Das geistige Wien by Ludwig Eisenberg and Richard Kroner (biographical information)
  1. Google Books Studies from the Bender Hygienic Laboratory: Albany, N.Y. by Bender Hygienic Laboratory, Albany, N.Y.
  2. Neue deutsche Chirurgie, Volume 7 by Paul von Bruns
  3. WorldCat Identities (publications)
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