Reprint of the original edition published in Vienna and Leipzig by Urban and Schwarzenberg over the period 1884 to 1888. Sheehy EK162 "very valuable medical biographical dictionary, international in scope, covering physicians who had achieved prominence before 1880. Includes biographical facts, bibliography of works by, and sometimes bibliographical reference for further information." Describes 17,000 physicians. Besterman 2515. Additional supplements were issued after 1888 which are not included in this reprint.