Career
He is remembered for pathological research involving regenerative and degenerative processes that take place in liver cirrhosis. Kretz earned his medical doctorate at the University of Vienna, and following graduation worked as assistant to Hans Kundrat (1845-1893) at the clinic for pathological anatomy in Vienna. In 1887 he received his habilitation, and in 1893 relocated to Prague, where he succeeded Hans Chiari (1851-1916) as professor of pathology.
From 1910 to 1913 he was professor of pathology at the University of Würzburg.
