Alexander Bittorf

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Alexander Bittorf (born April 29, 1876 in Reudnitz ; † February 20, 1949 there ) was a German internist and pathologist. He taught in Breslau and Leipzig.

Life

Bittorf studied medicine at the University of Leipzig from 1896 to 1900 . In 1902 he was promoted to Dr. med. PhD . He then worked as an assistant in an infirmary in Dresden , then in the outpatient clinic at Leipzig University. Finally , he completed his habilitation in 1907 at the Silesian Friedrich Wilhelms University . He was appointed as a non-scheduled associate professor in 1911 and as a scheduled professor in 1918. As a full professor he taught special pathology in Breslau from 1921 .

As a full professor for special pathology and therapy, Bittorf moved to the University of Leipzig "because of the evacuation of Wroclaw during the siege" in October 1945. He also acted as the director of the polyclinic. In 1947 he was also appointed full professor of internal medicine and dean of the medical faculty. Bittorf was involved in several textbooks. The Bittorf phenomenon was named after him. He held the professorship until his death. He died in 1949 at the age of 72.

Bittorf was married to Paula Böhncke from 1915 . From 1925 to 1933 he was a member of the German National People's Party (DNVP), from 1943 to 1945 of the National Socialist People's Welfare .

Works

  • The pathology of the adrenal glands and Addisonii disease . Jena 1908.
  • The water and salt metabolism and its importance for pathology and therapy . Halle (Saale) 1911.

Sources and literature

  • Albrecht Scholz, Thomas Barth, Anna-Sophia Pappai and Axel Wacker: The fate of the teaching staff of the Medical Faculty in Breslau after the expulsion in 1945/46. In: Würzburger medical history reports 24, 2005, pp. 497-533, here: pp. 514 and 523 f.
  • Leipzig University Archives: PA 132 (Bittorf)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Michael Sachs (ed.): Historical medical dictionary for Silesia. Biographical-bibliographical lexicon of Silesian doctors and surgeons (surgeons). , Volume 1 (A-C), Wunstorf 1997, p. 121
  2. ↑ Dissertation: On the consequences of total transverse transection of the spinal cord .
  3. ^ Leipzig University Archives: PA 132 (Bittorf) , sheet 15
  4. ↑ Michael Sachs, p. 122
personal data
SURNAME Bittorf, Alexander
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Bittorf, Eduard August Alexander (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German pathologist and internist
DATE OF BIRTH April 29, 1876
PLACE OF BIRTH Leipzig
DATE OF DEATH February 20, 1949
Place of death Leipzig