About
Viennese surgeon who pioneered abdominal surgery and authored many influential texts on medicine.
Before fame
He was a gifted musician in his youth.
Trivia
He took a keen interest in music, and tried to study it with the same rigor as medicine.
Family life
He began studying medicine at his mother's wishes.
Associated with
He was a close fiend and a trusted musical advisor of composer Johannes Brahms.
