Albert Wilhelm Kukowka
Albert Wilhelm Kukowka (born April 25, 1894 in Sohrau , Upper Silesia , † November 8, 1977 in Greiz ) was a German doctor , balneologist and author of scientific studies on cancer development , as well as full professor of medicine and director of a hospital.
Life
After studying medicine and doing his doctorate, Kukowka studied the development of cancer cells. The result of these investigations was a work that was published in Vienna in 1932.
After the liberation from fascism , Kukowka received his habilitation and in 1946 was appointed medical director of the Greiz district hospital . Here he sat down u. a. for the fight against poliomyelitis ("polio"), which was still common at the time . Between 1947 and 1950 he also worked as epidemic commissioner for Thuringia. In 1954, Kukowka took on a teaching position at the Friedrich Schiller University in Jena . Between 1955 and 1960, Kukowka also headed the Research Institute for Balneology and Spa Science in Bad Elster . In 1964 he reached his retirement.
Kukowka also contributed to the further development of the iron lung . He published around 500 scientific papers.
Publication (selection)
- Cancer, its origin and explanation. A biological study , Vienna 1932
- The healing springs and baths of Thuringia and general explanations about spa medicine , Rudolstadt 1948
- Floor plan of spa medicine , Berlin 1951
- Fight against poliomyelitis in Czechoslovakia , Berlin 1956
- About balneology in Poland , Berlin 1956
- Epidemic polio , Berlin 1959
- The spa industry in Poland , Berlin 1960
literature
- Home GDR . Adventures. Considerations. Findings. Documents, Ed. Horst Jäkel, GNN-Verlag Schkeuditz 2015, p. 59, ISBN 978-3-89819-416-7
- Henriette Joseph, Haik Thomas Poroda: The northern Vogtland around Greiz , Landscapes in Germany - Values of the German Homeland , Volume 68, Böhlau Verlag GmbH & Cie., Cologne, Weimar, Vienna 2006, ISBN 978-3-412-09003-6 , P. 454
Web links
- Literature by and about Albert Wilhelm Kukowka in the catalog of the German National Library
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Kukowka, Albert Wilhelm |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German medic |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 25, 1894 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Sohrau , Upper Silesia |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 8, 1977 |
| Place of death | Greiz |