Hans Killian
author · photographer
Hans Killian (1892–1982) was a German surgeon and medical photographer. He received his license to practice medicine in 1922 after studying in Munich and Freiburg. His career included positions at the Institute of Pharmacology in Munich and surgical departments in Dusseldorf and Freiburg, where he eventually became a professor of surgical medicine. During World War II, he served as a consultant army surgeon in Russia. Killian was known for his diverse interests, including surgery, anesthesia, photography, and nature studies. He is notably recognized for his work 'Facies Dolorosa: Das schmerzensreiche Antlitz' (1934), an atlas of facial expressions in patients suffering from various diseases, which aimed to provide clinicians with scientific insights into the diagnosis and prognosis of severe conditions through medical physiognomy.[1,2,3]
- medical photography
- surgical medicine
- physiognomy
- anesthesia
Books
Works by Hans Killian
- 1934 Facies Dolorosa. Das schmerzensreiche Antlitz First edition contains 64 photographs of hospital patients.
- 1956 Facies Dolorosa. Das schmerzensreiche Antlitz (2nd extended edition) Contains 202 pages and 69 photographs.
- 1967 Facies Dolorosa. Das schmerzensreiche Antlitz (3rd revised and extended edition) Contains 156 pages and 73 photographs.