Arthur Schaarschmidt

Arthur Schaarschmidt (born October 21, 1879 in Dresden , † February 20, 1959 in Mimberg near Nuremberg) was a German radiology engineer.

Life

Arthur Schaarschmidt was a pioneer in medical radiology . In 1904 he joined the Koch und Sterzel company , his last position as chief engineer. In the course of his work, he has been a guest at conferences and congresses at home and abroad. Like almost all of his colleagues, he died of radiation carcinoma.

Services

Over 70 patents have been granted on its designs:

Patent of an X-ray system (DE526862 C)

Honors

Radiology memorial with Schaarschmidt's entry

Schaarschmidt is listed in the radiology memorial and in the honor book of radiologists of all nations .

literature

Gerhard Küsterer: Life data of deserving personalities in the first decades of radiology , Books on Demand: Norderstedt, 2015, ISBN 978-3-7392-9619-7 ( limited preview in Google book search).
Obituary in Röntgen-Blätter, issue 2/1959, page 126, ISSN 0300-8592

personal data
SURNAME	Schaarschmidt, Arthur
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	German radiology engineer
DATE OF BIRTH	October 21, 1879
PLACE OF BIRTH	Dresden
DATE OF DEATH	February 20, 1959
Place of death	Dresden