Physician, dermatologist
Salomon Ehrmann was born in Ostrovec, Bohemia, (now in the Czech Republic). From 1900 he was assistant professor and from 1908 a full professor of dermatology at the University of Vienna. He carried out research on the histology of the skin; examined the microscopic change of the skin caused by internal diseases, industrial damage, and syphilis. He earned special fame for his works about electrotherapy and light-therapy through his comparative Diagnostic Atlas of Skin Diseases and Syphilids.
Besides his medical career Salomon Ehrmann also pursued some other professions: he was a painter and art historian. He also served as honorary president of the B’nei-Brith Lodge of Austria, was head of the Jewish community in Vienna and president of the Freunde des Palestina-Aufbaus. Salomon Ehrmann died in Vienna in 1926.