Theodor Kocher. The great achievement of his house-staff model was acknowledged by no less than Sir William Osler and William Halsted, who quickly co-opted his concept into the teaching system of the Departments of Medicine and Surgery, respectively, at the Johns Hopkins University Hospital in the late 19th century. References External links 1810 births 1887 deaths People from Cuxhaven (district) German surgeons German military personnel of the Franco-Prussian War Prussian people of the Austro-Prussian War German military doctors People from the Kingdom of Hanover University of Göttingen alumni Academic staff of the University of Kiel Academic staff of the Humboldt University of Berlin Prussian generals Physicians of the Charité Military personnel from Lower Saxony