Historedia
Person

Karl Koller

Events
1
Episodes
1
Years
1884

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Karl Koller, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. Karl Koller publicizes local anesthesia at Heidelberg

    1884

    Role: Ophthalmologist

    1. 1884 · Medical CommunityDemonstration of Cocaine as Local Anesthetic

      Koller demonstrated cocaine's tissue-numbing capabilities to the medical community in 1884, establishing it as a local anesthetic for eye surgery.

Sources

  1. Karl Koller (ophthalmologist) Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-29