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. 2021 Mar 16;96(3):332–345. doi: 10.1016/j.abd.2020.09.006

Table 2.

The great pioneers of dermatology and their contributions.

Austrian School
Joseph Jacob Ritter von Plenck (1738–1807) Doctrina de Morbis Cutaneis - classification of more than 150 dermatological diseases in 14 groups of dermatoses
First to classify dermatoses by primary lesions
Ferdinand von Hebra (1816–1880) First to classify dermatoses based on histopathological findings
Atlas der Hautkrankeiten – the first atlas of dermatology in German
Moritz Kaposi (1837–1902) First to describe idiopathic multiple pigmented sarcoma – Kaposi's sarcoma
First to describe herpetic eczema, lupus erythematosus, and xeroderma pigmentosum
Heinrich Auspitz (1843–1878) First to mention the terms "acanthoma" and "parakeratosis"
Established the relationship between the papillary dermis and the epidermis in psoriasis lesions, corroborating the semiological maneuver known as Auspitz's sign
Paul Gerson Unna (1850–1929) Description of histological structures of the skin and histopathological changes of skin lesions
Die Histopathologie der Hautkrankheiten – first publication dedicated to cutaneous histopathology
Invention of the bandage technique – Unna boot
British School
Daniel Turner (1667–1741) De Morbis Cutaneis – first book exclusively dedicated to skin diseases in English
First series of cases in dermatology: reported more than 100 cases of skin diseases
Robert Willan (1757–1812) On Cutaneous Diseases – 8 dermatoses orders, precise and organized definitions
Classification of dermatoses by morphological characteristics and clinical signs of lesions
Recognized as father of modern dermatology and British dermatology
Thomas Bateman (1778–1821) Practical Synopsis on Cutaneous Diseases – continuation of the work of Robert Willan
First to describe molluscum contagiosum, alopecia areata, and ecthyma
French School
Jean Astruc (1684–1766) De Morbis Venereis – first treatise on venereal diseases
Anne-Charles Lorry (1726–1783) First to propose the concept of the skin as an organ
Tractatus de Morbis Cutaneis - classification of skin diseases according to physiological, pathological, and etiological similarities
Jean-Louis Alibert (1768–1837) Head of the first dermatology school/dermatological hospital (L'hôpital St Louis)
Proposed the model known as the Tree of Dermatoses
Raymond Jacques Adrien Sabouraud (1864–1938) Contributions to mycology in Dermatology - Les Trichophyties Humaines/Les Teignes
Inventor of the culture medium Agar Sabouraud

Source: Elaborated by the authors, based on the literature.30, 31, 32, 42, 43, 48,50, 51, 55