Gustav Ludwig Tornwaldt
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German physician, born May 15, 1843, Danzig; died November 21, 1910, Danzig.
Name also spelled Thornwaldt.
Biography of Gustav Ludwig Tornwaldt
Gustav Ludwig Tornwaldt studied at Greifswald, Berlin, and Halle. He obtained his doctorate in Halle in 1866 and then received further education in Vienna. He settled in his native city of Danzig.
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