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Historical Bibliography Updated: June 17, 2026

Über den Bau der Lungen.

Publication Details

Berlin: in den Vossischen Buchhandlung, 1808 CE.

In 1804 the Berlin Akademie der Naturwissenschaften offered a prize for the best essay on the structure and function of the lungs. The prize was won by Reisseisen, while Soemmerring received honorable mention. The texts of both works were published in one volume; Soemmerring’s essay was entitled “Ueber die Structur, die Verrichtung und den Gebrauch der Lungen”. Digital facsimile from Google Books at this link.

Thematic Classifications

Catalog MetadataReference Information
Entry Number#927
Permanent Linkhttps://staging.historyofmedicine.com/entry/141
Author Bio LinkWikipedia ↗
External URLber-den-bau-der-lungen

Geographic Context

Publication place: Berlin