August Sundermann

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August Sundermann (born October 21, 1907 in Hollwiesen , Vlotho ; † October 13, 1994 in Erfurt ) was a German internist . He was director of the clinic for internal medicine and rector of the Medical Academy in Erfurt .

Life stages and performance

Sundermann completed his medical studies, financially supported by the Studienstiftung des Deutschen Volkes , from 1927 to 1933 in Jena, Kiel and again Jena. From 1933 he took part in training courses on racial politics at the State School for Leadership and Politics in Thuringia, became a member of the NSDAP in 1937 and was a doctor for the Hitler Youth . He received his internal training at the Medical Clinic of the Friedrich Schiller University in Jena under Professor Veil. Sundermann received his doctorate in 1936, habilitated in 1940, lecturer in 1941 and professor with teaching assignment in 1949.

In 1943, Sundermann advised SS judge Konrad Morgen in the course of the investigation into the concentration camp commandant Karl Otto Koch during the Buchenwald corruption affair.

From 1950 Sundermann was medical director of the medical clinic of the Erfurt municipal hospitals . He was one of the pioneers of the Medical Academy Erfurt, which was founded in 1954, and at the same time received the chair for internal medicine at this university. From 1965 to 1970 Sundermann held the office of rector of the Medical Academy. In 1976 he retired.

Sundermann promoted the development of sub-specialists for the various areas of internal medicine at his clinic. At Sundermann's school, 18 physicians were habilitated, of which nine became professors and four became full professors for internal medicine. There were also numerous chief physicians who emerged from his clinic. The primacy of the patient was the top priority at Sundermann. He was also a sought-after consultant at other clinics, such as the government hospital of the GDR in Berlin. Nevertheless, he was refused to attend his father's funeral in Westphalia. He wrote about 150 scientific publications, including three monographs. Sundermann was (co-) editor of several medical journals. A special concern for him was the further training of doctors, for example in the "Erfurt Week for Practitioners", founded by Professor Egbert Schwarz , which was attended from all over the GDR.

In October 2007, when Sundermann would have turned 100, over 100 of his former students came together for a celebration in Erfurt.

Sundermann was married. The marriage had two daughters and one son, all of whom became doctors.

Books

  • Internal medicine textbook (in 3 volumes). Ed. August Sundermann. VEB Gustav-Fischer-Verlag, Jena. 4 editions (4th edition 1978). Standard work on internal medicine in the GDR
  • Prescription pocket book (with selected references to non-drug therapy). New ed. by August Sundermann (founded by Heilmeyer 1937). Several editions (15th edition 1971, 17th edition 1987). VEB Gustav-Fischer-Verlag, Jena.

Honors

literature

  • Gerhard Wessel: “On the 100th birthday of Professor em. Dr.habil. Dr.hc Dr. hc August Sundermann (1907-1994) ". Ärzteblatt Thüringen, 18 (2007), 567-568

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Harry Waibel : Servants of many masters. Former Nazi functionaries in the Soviet Zone / GDR. Peter Lang, Frankfurt am Main et al. 2011, ISBN 978-3-631-63542-1 .
  2. ^ Ernst Klee: Das Personenlexikon zum Third Reich , Frankfurt am Main 2007, p. 616
personal data
SURNAME Sundermann, August
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German medic
DATE OF BIRTH October 21, 1907
PLACE OF BIRTH Hollwiesen , Vlotho
DATE OF DEATH October 13, 1994
Place of death Erfurt