August Sauthoff

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August Sauthoff (born March 24, 1876 in Madison , Wisconsin , † September 19, 1950 ibid) was an American doctor and psychiatrist .

Life

August Sauthoff was the son of 1852 from Hollenstedt (Northeim) immigrant tailor Heinrich Christian August Sauthoff (1832-1885), brother of lawyer and politician Harry Sauthoff and nephew of Moringer city chamberlain Heinrich Sauthoff .

After the early death of their father, August Sauthoff grew up with his three siblings in very limited circumstances. He attended Ella Larkin's School and then high school with graduation in 1894. He then studied at Madison University with graduation in 1898, which was made possible by the support of his older brother Berthold. He then worked for four years as a teacher at Poynette and Sauk City high schools to help fund his younger brother Harry's education. In 1902, with the support of Berthold and Harry, he was able to begin his dream study of medicine at Rush Medical College , which he completed in 1905.

Upon graduation, he was immediately admitted to the Wisconsin Medical School, and after passing the public service exams with top marks, he was hired by the Mendota Mental Health Institute in 1906 according to his specialty . He treated his patients with great personal care, and his diverse language skills helped him a lot. As a teenager he had already acquired a basic knowledge of Norwegian while working in the Old Mose Nelson Grocery Store , which he perfected during his studies. He spoke English and German and acquired knowledge of French , Italian and Polish . In 1908 he married Dr. Mary Blakelidge († 1930), who worked as a psychiatrist at the Mendota Mental Health Institute. He deepened his knowledge of psychiatry through stays at the University of Hamburg , at the Manhattan Hospital New York , and with Alfred Adler . In 1924 he became Clinical Director and in 1929 Assistant Superintendent . Sauthoff started with Hans in 1937. H. Reese from the Wisconsin Psychiatric Institute in Madison to treat schizophrenia patients with insulin or metrazole , and found that insulin could achieve significantly better treatment results . Through his work and his treatments, Sauthoff gained a high level of recognition as a doctor and psychiatrist.

Sauthoff retired on January 31, 1948. He then worked as a psychiatric counselor, traveled and pursued his hobbies. Sauthoff was a member of a Masonic Lodge (Madison Masonic Commandery Concordia Lodge No 81), a member of the Madison Turner Society and the men's choir . During a visit to Germany, he visited German relatives and supported them with CARE packages and medicines after the Second World War .

Sauthoff died as a result of a car accident. The Sauthoff Road in Madison honors August and Mary Sauthoff.

Web links

Commons : Obituaries Dr. August Sauthoff  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b The Capital Times from Madison, Wisconsin August 7, 1930, p. 24 (accessed April 13, 2016).
  2. ^ Church book Stöckheim (Northeim)
  3. ↑ a b c d Alexis Baas: All Around the Town: Dr. August Sauthoff, Friend of the Afflicted, Loss to Community . The Capital Times from Madison, Wisconsin September 26, 1950, p. 12 (accessed April 13, 2016).
  4. ^ The Wisconsin alumni magazine, Volume 16, Number 10 (July 1915), p. 599 (accessed April 13, 2016).
  5. ^ Public Documents of the State of Wisconsin, Volume 2, Wisconsin 1911.
  6. ↑ a b c Green Avenue, Sauthoff Road (accessed April 13, 2016).
  7. ^ Edward Shorter, David Healey: "Shock Therapy: A History of Electroconvulsive Treatment in Mental Illness". Rutgers University Press, New Brunswick 2013, ISBN 978-0-8135-4169-3 , p. 62.
  8. ↑ Dr. August Sauthoff (accessed April 13, 2016).
  9. ↑ 2 Mendota Heads to Quit (accessed April 13, 2016).
  10. ↑ Wisconsin alumnus Volume 49, No. 6 (March 1948) p. 36 (accessed April 13, 2016).
  11. ^ Pryor and Co.'s Madison city directory 1877-8 (accessed April 13, 2016).
personal data
SURNAME Sauthoff, August
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American doctor and psychiatrist
DATE OF BIRTH March 24, 1876
PLACE OF BIRTH Madison , Wisconsin
DATE OF DEATH September 19, 1950
Place of death Madison , Wisconsin