Moritz Kaposi--Resurgent Dermatologist.

M Kaposi (1837-1902) was born to Jewish family in Hungary, originally his surname was Cohen, but with his conversion to Catholic faith, he changed it to Kaposi in 1871, in reference to his town of birth. Kaposi studied at the University of Vienna, where he received his medical degree in 1861. Kaposi married Hebra’s daughter Martha Hebra. Together with his mentor Ferdinand Von Hebra he authored the Textbook of Skin Diseases in 1878. He was appointed to Von Hebra’s clinic, and later obtained postgraduate qualification with a dissertation titled Dermatologie and Syphilis (1886). He was made professor at the University of Vienna in 1875 and became member of the board the Vienna General Hospital. Kaposi’s main work was Pathology and Therapy of the Skin Diseases in Lectures for Practical Physicians and Students, published in 1880. It became one of the most significant books in the history of dermatology being translated to several languages and was readily available in English. He became the Chairman of Vienna School of Dermatology after Hebra’s death in 1880, and received Moritz Kaposi –Resurgent Dermatologist