Editing Theodor Escherich (section)

===Professor of Pediatrics in Graz and Vienna (1890−1911)===
In 1890, Escherich succeeded [[Rudolf von Jaksch]], who had been called to Prague, as professor extraordinary of pediatrics and director of the St Anna children’s clinic in Graz, where he became professor ordinary four years later. While working in Graz, he married Margarethe Pfaundler (1890−1946), daughter of the physicist [[Leopold Pfaundler]]. They had a son Leopold (born 1893), who died at age ten, and a daughter Charlotte (called "Sonny") (born 1895), who survived to the 1980s. <br> Escherich made the Graz pediatric hospital one of the best-known institutions in Europe. <!-- Details of his Graz achievements to be added-->

In 1902, Escherich succeeded Hermann Widerhofer as full professor of pediatrics in Vienna, where he directed the {{Lang|de|St.-Anna-Kinderspital}} (St. Anna Children's Hospital).

Escherich became renowned in 1903 when he founded the {{Lang|de|Säuglingsschutz}} (Infant Defence Society) and started a high-profile campaign for [[breastfeeding]]. He died in Vienna in 1911.