title: [Our gynecologic heritage. Robert von Olshausen (1835-1915), pioneer in surgical gynecology. 5th contribution on the history of the Berlin Society of Obstetrics and Gynecology].
abstract: Robert von Olshausen was an outstanding German gynecologist at the turn of the century and a pioneer of operative gynaecology. His fields of excellency were ovarotomy, the problems of asepsis, carcinoma therapy and the development of obstetrics in general. Under his chairmansship, the Berlin Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology (Universitäts-Frauenklinik) became the leading Clinic in Germany. For many years Olshausen was the chairman of the Berlin Society of Obstetrics and Gynecology, since 1894 as honorary chairman. The present paper is a biography of Robert von Olshausen, showing his importance for the development of the modern gynaecology in Berlin and Germany.
authors.affiliation: Frauenklinik des Universitätsklinikums Steglitz, Freien Universität Berlin.
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Pritze
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ebert
mesh_terms: D001604:Berlin; D006176:Gynecology / Q000266:history; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D009774:Obstetrics / Q000266:history; D012955:Societies, Medical / Q000266:history
vernacular_title: Das gynäkologische Erbe. Robert von Olshausen (1835-1915), Wegbereiter der operativen Gynäkologie. V. Mitteilung zur Geschichte der Berliner Gesellschaft für Geburtshilfe und Gynäkologie.