MINKOWSKI, Oscar (1858 – 1931)

1884 CE

#3947

Ueber das Vorkommen von Oxybuttersäure im Harn bei Diabetes mellitus.

Discovery of ß-oxybutyric acid in diabetic urine.

1887 CE

#3885

Lieber einen Fall von Akromegalie.

Minkowski called attention to the constancy of pituitary enlargement on acromegaly; he was the first definitely to note this relationship.

1890 CE

#3950

Diabetes mellitus nach Pankreasextirpation.

Minkowski produced experimental diabetes by removing the pancreas of a dog. This proof of the role of the pancreas in diabetes was of the first importance; previous experiments on similar lines had attracted attention…

1900 CE

#3779

Ueber eine hereditäre, unter dem Bilde eines chronischen Icterus mit Urobilinurie Splenomegalie, und Nierensiderosis verlaufende Affection.

“Minkowski–Chauffard disease”, familial hemolytic jaundice. See also No. 3781.