# Moritz Roth

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**Moritz Roth** (25 December 1839, in [Basel](/source/Basel) – 4 November 1914, in [Gottlieben](/source/Gottlieben) am Untersee) was a [Swiss](/source/Switzerland) [pathologist](/source/Pathologist) remembered for describing [Roth's spots](/source/Roth's_spots). He studied medicine at [Würzburg](/source/W%C3%BCrzburg), [Göttingen](/source/G%C3%B6ttingen), [Berlin](/source/Berlin) and Basel, where he received his doctorate in 1864. He became [dozent](/source/Docent) at Basel in 1866 and moved to [Greifswald](/source/Greifswald) in 1868 before returning to the [University of Basel](/source/University_of_Basel) as professor of pathology in 1872. He retired in 1898, and was succeeded by [Eduard Kaufmann](/source/Eduard_Kaufmann). His 1892 book on [Andreas Vesalius](/source/Andreas_Vesalius) remains a standard reference text.[1][2][3]

## References

1. Barry G. Firkin, Judith A. Whitworth. *Dictionary of Medical Eponyms*, page 347. Parthenon Publishing Limited, 1996. ISBN 1-85070-333-7.

1. Ruddy, Stephanie M.; Bergstrom, Reece; Tivakaran, Vijai S. (2019), ["Roth Spots"](https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK482446/), *StatPearls*, StatPearls Publishing, [PMID 29494053](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29494053), retrieved 11 August 2019

1. Yale, Steven H.; Tekiner, Halil; Mazza, Joseph J.; Yale, Eileen S.; Yale, Ryan C. (2021). ["3. Endocarditis"](https://books.google.com/books?id=zJQoEAAAQBAJ&pg=PA78). *Cardiovascular Eponymic Signs: Diagnostic Skills Applied During the Physical Examination*. Switzerland: Springer. pp. 78–82. ISBN 978-3-030-67595-0.

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