Alfred Koch (doctor)

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Alfred Koch (born June 23, 1907 in Münster ; † August 18, 2013 ibid) was a German internist , aviation doctor , sports medicine specialist and university professor.

Life

After graduating from the Realgymnasium in Münster in 1926, he studied medicine at the University of Münster , joined the Navy in 1929 as a medical officer candidate and completed his studies in 1931 with the medical state examination and in 1932 with the doctorate to Dr. med. from. In 1928 he passed the state examination as a gymnastics and sports teacher.

After training in flying in Warnemünde , he was seconded to the Hamburg-Eppendorf University Clinics in 1933 for training in internal medicine and aviation medicine. In 1936 he was employed as a sports doctor in the Olympic Village near Berlin . This was followed by medical activities at the Kiel-Wik naval hospital and at the Travemünde test center , before continuing his scientific training at the medical ( internal ) university clinic in Cologne from 1937 to 1939 .

During the Second World War , Koch held leading positions as a medical officer in the Air Force on the Eastern and Western Fronts. As a co-pilot of a Ju 52 used as a medical machine , he survived its shooting down. He later became chief physician of the air force hospitals in Bucharest and in Halle-Dölau . In the Halle-Dölau military hospital, he also acted as a National Socialist command officer without being a member of the NSDAP himself . Koch received various military awards during the war, including the Iron Cross II and I Class, the War Merit Cross 2nd Class with Swords, the Eastern Medal , the Crimean Shield and the Front Flight Clasp (bronze), as well as various Romanian medals. At the end of the war, Koch was a senior physician .

After being taken prisoner in the United States, he continued his medical practice in 1946 as chief physician of the department for internal medicine at the Clemenshospital in Münster , became a private lecturer at the university there in 1951 and an adjunct professor in 1956 . He retired in 1972.

Koch published numerous studies on aviation medicine and sports medicine. He was an associate editor of the Journal of Sportsmedicine and Physical Fitness . From 1953 to 1957 he was president of the German Association of Sports Physicians . Together with Frohwalt Heiss , he achieved the admission of the German Sports Medical Association to the FIMS for the Federal Republic of Germany in 1951 and one year later he was admitted to the executive committee of the World Association for Sports Medicine. In 1988 the German Sports Medical Association awarded him the Golden Badge of Honor as their highest honor. The Sports Medical Association of Westphalia appointed him honorary president.

In terms of professional policy, he was also active in the German Society for Aerospace Medicine . At the age of 100 he was still at the controls of a single-engine airplane.

Alfred Koch was still active in sports (golf) for over a century. He was the last surviving colonel in the Wehrmacht and the last surviving Olympic doctor from the 1936 Olympic Games.

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  1. ↑ Mourning for Alfred Koch: The oldest Münsteraner died at the age of 106 , Westfälische Nachrichten , August 20, 2013, accessed on August 20, 2013.
  2. ↑ Medals and Power Architecture at www.tagesspiegel.de from July 31, 2011, accessed on December 8, 2013
personal data
SURNAME Koch, Alfred
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German internist, aviation doctor, sports medicine specialist and university professor
DATE OF BIRTH June 23, 1907
PLACE OF BIRTH Muenster
DATE OF DEATH 18th August 2013
Place of death Muenster