Encyclopedia: Erwin Payr
Erwin Payr was an Austrian-German surgeon who was born in Innsbruck. He was a professor of surgery and assistant to Carl Nicoladoni at the University of Graz, and later chief surgeon at the Universities of Greifswald, Königsberg and then Leipzig , where he remained for nearly 25 years. Payr was regarded as an excellent physician known for his expertise in all facets of surgery. He was the first surgeon to...