The Johns Hopkins Gazette: January 3, 2000
January 3, 2000
VOL. 29, NO. 16

  

Obituary:
Leon Schlossberg, Chief Medical Illustrator in SOM, Dies at 87

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Leon Schlossberg, an internationally renowned medical illustrator, died Dec. 14, 1999, of colon cancer. He was 87.

Chief medical illustrator for the Department of Surgery in the School of Medicine, Schlossberg spent more than 50 years at Hopkins, using his skills to convey pioneering techniques from the university's operating rooms to surgeons around the world. He received his training in the Department of Art as Applied to Medicine, studying under Max Broedel, who brought the field to the United States early in the 20th century. But for a brief stint in the Navy during World War II, Schlossberg served Hopkins faculty and students for the rest of his career.

His love of anatomy produced The Johns Hopkins Atlas of Human Functional Anatomy, published by the Johns Hopkins University Press and one of its all-time best sellers. First appearing in 1975, the book is now entering a fifth printing and has been translated into 11 languages.

At commencement in May 1998, Schlossberg was presented with the honorary degree of doctor of humane letters in recognition of his illustrious career. At the ceremony, Edward D. Miller, dean of the School of Medicine, paid tribute to Schlossberg "for using art to reveal the body's truths and to guide the healer's hands."


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