Benno Koppenhagen

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Bernhard "Benno" Koppenhagen (born June 6, 1867 in Germersheim , † January 20, 1934 in Schleusingen ) was a German doctor and writer.

Life

Koppenhagen received his doctorate in Würzburg in 1893 . He was a country doctor and gynecologist with his own practice in Untereubrunn and Schleusingen. He had beds in the hospital in Schleusingen. In addition to his work as a doctor, he emerged as a writer.

After the National Socialists came to power in 1933 , members of the local SA put up signs in front of his house saying Germans do not go to Jews. on. A little later, the hospital canceled his contract. He committed suicide on January 20, 1934.

In Schleusingen, Dr.-Benno-Koppenhagen-Strasse was named after him.

Works

  • The big night. Silhouettes from the life of a doctor. Dr. L. Nonnes Erben, Hildburghausen 1926
  • Doctors Drives . Dr. L. Nonnes Erben, Hildburghausen 1926
  • From the diary of a Thuringian country doctor. Cheerful sketches from the "height of the forest". Drei Sonnen Verlag, 3rd edition, Leipzig 1921
  • From the laughing forest . Drei Sonnen Verlag, Leipzig

literature

  • Kerstin Möhring : Menetekel: Life and work of the doctor and writer Benno Koppenhagen in the context of the Jewish history of the city of Schleusigen , Jena, Univ., Diss., 2011

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Andreas Mettenleiter : Personal reports, memories, diaries and letters from German-speaking doctors. Supplements and supplements III (I – Z). In: Würzburg medical history reports. Volume 22, 2003, pp. 269-305, here: p. 274.
personal data
SURNAME Copenhagen, Benno
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Koppenhagen, Bernhard
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German doctor and writer
DATE OF BIRTH June 6, 1867
PLACE OF BIRTH Germersheim
DATE OF DEATH January 20, 1934
Place of death Schleusingen