The editors of Langenbeck's since 1860.

Langenbeck's Archives of Surgery is celebrating its 150th anniversary and accounts to the oldest and most traditional scientific periodical in the field of surgery. This exceptional success and continuity has been mainly driven by the editors, many of them world famous surgeons, opinion leaders, and outstanding researchers. The article presents an overview of all editors since the foundation of the journal by Bernhard von Langenbeck, Theodor Billroth, and E.G. Gurlt in Berlin in 1860.