Benno Kummer

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Benno Kummer (born April 19, 1924 in Rüdigheim ; † March 16, 2007 ) was a German doctor .

Life

After studying medicine, completing his doctorate and habilitation , the private lecturer taught at the University of Frankfurt from 1958 to 1962 as a professor of anatomy. In 1962 he moved to the University of Cologne and in 1967 was appointed full professor. He headed the Anatomical Institute from 1968 to 1989.

As a student and employee of Friedrich Pauwels (1885–1980), he immersed himself in research into the human skeleton and its biomechanics. The functional anatomy of the functions and their treatment were the focus of his work.

After his retirement he was President of the German Society for Anatomy from 1991 to 1993 . He continued his research after his clinical work and in 2005 published a standard work on the biomechanics of the musculoskeletal system.

Fonts (selection)

  • Investigations into the development of the shape of the skull in humans and some anthropoids. Berlin 1953.
  • Construction principles of the mammalian skeleton. Stuttgart 1959.
  • Biomechanics of the mammalian skeleton. 1959.
  • The stress on the human hip joint , In: Journal Anatomy and Embryology . Volume 127, Number 4, pp. 277-285, 1968.
  • Introduction to the biomechanics of the hip joint. Berlin 1985.
  • Osteologie aktuell VII. , With Hans J. Pesch and Hartmut Stöss, Berlin 1993.
  • Biomechanics - form and function of the musculoskeletal system , 2005 ISBN 978-3-7691-1192-7 .

Awards

  • Pauwels Medal
  • Honorary member of the German Society for Trauma Surgery (DGU) 1990
  • Erwin Uehlinger Medal 1994 of the German Society for Osteology
  • Honorary membership in the Society for Spine Research. 1995
  • Osteosynthesis Prize of the Association Internationale pour l'Ostéosynthèse Dynamique (AIOD) 2005
  • Carl Rabl Prize of the Association of South German Orthopedists 2006
  • GFL Stromeyer Medal of the German Society for Trauma Surgery (DGU) 2006

literature

  • Walter Habel: Who is who? Lübeck 1993

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b J. Probst: Obituary. (PDF; 1.6 MB) In: DGU Mitteilungen und Nachrichten. September 2007, p. 62 , archived from the original on February 4, 2013 ; Retrieved July 13, 2012 .
  2. ↑ German Society for Trauma Surgery: Honorary Memberships ( Memento from September 27, 2007 in the Internet Archive )
  3. ↑ German Society for Osteology Awards
  4. ^ Society for Spine Research: Honors ( Memento from January 6, 2009 in the Internet Archive )
  5. ↑ Awards. In: Deutsches Ärzteblatt . 2005; 102 (36): A-2421 / B-2038 / C-1930
  6. ^ Anatomical Society: Mitteilungen ( Memento of the original from June 27, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / anatomische-gesellschaft.de
  7. ↑ German Society for Trauma Surgery Stromeyer Medal ( Memento of the original from January 5, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.dgu-online.de
personal data
SURNAME Grief, Benno
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German doctor
DATE OF BIRTH April 19, 1924
PLACE OF BIRTH Rudigheim
DATE OF DEATH March 16, 2007