Born in Eisenstadt, Austria, he was a surgeon
in the Austrian army during the wars with Italy and Prussia in 1859 and 1866,
respectively. He taught at the University of Vienna, where he became Professor
of Neurology. He was responsible for discoveries in the fields of
electrotherapeutics and neuropathology and also wrote innovative studies on
magnetism and electric current. His medical contributions included works on the
physiology and pathology of the circulatory system. A pioneer of criminal
anthropology he wrote Anatomical Studies upon the Brains of Criminals. Benedikt
was also active in liberal causes including the extension of women's suffrage.
Bibliography:
Benedikt ,
Moriz. Aus meinem leben, erinnerungen und eroerterungen. Pp. vi, 419.
Wien: C. Konegen, 1906.
Benedikt ,
Moriz. Anatomical studies upon brains of criminals: a contribution to
anthropology, medicine, jurisprudence, and psychology. Translated from the
German by E.P. Fowler; new introd. by Robert W. Rieber and Heidi Gundlach. Pp.
185. New York: Da Capo Press, 1981.
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