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A short outline is given of the establishment of the first chairs in dermatology/venerology in Central Europe, starting with the award of the Fothergillian Gold Medal to Robert Willan in 1790 and ending past mid-century with the establishment of the professorial chairs in Munich in 1863 and of Military Dermatology at the Vienna Surgical Academy in 1870.
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Holubar, K., Braun-Falco, M. The first chairs and professors of dermatology, particularly of ‘German’ dermatology. Arch Dermatol Res 287, 10–12 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00370711
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