Hans Popper [SEP] educated at
and followed his father's footsteps by entering the Medical School of the University of Vienna in 1922 and graduating in 1928.
Career.
Popper spent his five postgraduate years in anatomical pathology and established a biochemical laboratory, which at the time was a new field of medical research. He worked under the famous Viennese physician Professor Hans Eppinger, under whose influence he developed his interest in hepatology. One of his main achievements of this period was the creatinine clearance test to assess renal function. After Austria's Anschluß to the Third
Hans Popper
Hans Popper (24 November 1903 – 6 May 1988) was a pathologist, hepatologist and teacher. Together with Dame Sheila Sherlock, he is widely regarded as the founding father of hepatology.
Early life.
Popper was born to Carl and Emilie Popper in Vienna on 24 November 1903. His father was a prominent physician and, as a captain in the medical corps, was called to active army duty at the outbreak of World War I. Hans Popper received a classical education at the "Akademische Gymnasium"