August Wicke
August Wicke (* 1856 ; † 1899 in the German colony of Togo ) was a German physician and from 1888 as chief medical officer, the first and only German doctor in the colonial administration in Togo.
From 1893 Wicke headed the Nachtigal Hospital in the then capital Sebbe , which was named in honor of Gustav Nachtigal . He achieved the highest recognition, which is why sick people from neighboring countries also traveled to Wick. Wicke was involved in medical race research .
The August Wicke monument in Aného still commemorates the doctor today .
literature
- Günter Rutkowski: German medicine conquers Togo: Example of the Nachtigal hospital in Klein-Popo (Anecho), 1884–1914 Diplomica Verlag, Hamburg 2012, ISBN 978-3-8428-8335-2 .
- Trutz von Trotha : Colonial rule: on the sociological theory of the emergence of the state using the example of the protected area of Togo. JCB Mohr, Tübingen 1994, ISBN 3-16-146201-7 , p. 102.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Memorial to the doctor August Wicke. Goethe Institute Togo. Retrieved October 30, 2018.
- ↑ Nachtigal Hospital in Aného. Goethe Institute Togo. Retrieved October 30, 2018.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Sweet pea, August |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German colonial doctor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1856 |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1899 |
| Place of death | Togo |