Edmund Biernacki (1866-1911): Discoverer of the erythrocyte sedimentation rate. On the 100th anniversary of his death Andrzej Grzybowski, MD, PhD, Jarosław Sak, MD, PhD Clinics in Dermatology Volume 29, Issue 6, Pages 697-703 (November 2011) DOI: 10.1016/j.clindermatol.2011.08.033 Copyright © 2011 Terms and Conditions
Fig. 1 Edmund Faustyn Biernacki (1866-1911). Reprinted with permission from Biernacki E.36 Clinics in Dermatology 2011 29, 697-703DOI: (10.1016/j.clindermatol.2011.08.033) Copyright © 2011 Terms and Conditions
Fig. 2 Title page of the paper Samoistna sedymentacja krwi, jako naukowa i praktyczno-kliniczna metoda badania. [Spontaneous blood sedimentation as a method for scientific and clinical investigation]. Gazeta Lekarska 1897. Clinics in Dermatology 2011 29, 697-703DOI: (10.1016/j.clindermatol.2011.08.033) Copyright © 2011 Terms and Conditions
Fig. 3 Title page of the paper Die spontane Blutsedimentirung als eine wissenschaftliche praktisch-klinische Untersuchungsmethode. Deutsche Medicinische Wochenschrift 1897. Clinics in Dermatology 2011 29, 697-703DOI: (10.1016/j.clindermatol.2011.08.033) Copyright © 2011 Terms and Conditions
Fig. 4 The glass cylinder (in natural size) designed by Biernacki and made by Gerhardt (Bonn, Germany) for measurement of ESR (the height of blood column was 20 mm). Reprinted with permission from Biernacki E.18 Clinics in Dermatology 2011 29, 697-703DOI: (10.1016/j.clindermatol.2011.08.033) Copyright © 2011 Terms and Conditions