Heinrich Laehr

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Adele Paasch : Marie and Heinrich Laehr, 1913
Mournful women by Gottlieb Elster on the grave monument in Laehr's private cemetery in Schönower Park

Bernhard Heinrich Laehr (born March 10, 1820 in Sagan , Province of Silesia , † August 18, 1905 in Zehlendorf near Berlin) was a German psychiatrist and psychiatric historian .

Life

Bernhard Heinrich Laehr studied medicine in Berlin and Halle . He then worked as a doctor at the Francke Foundations in Halle. In 1843 he received his doctorate and from 1848 to 1852 received training as a psychiatrist at the provincial insane asylum in Halle-Nietleben . He came to Zehlendorf in 1852, where he bought land in the Schönower area in 1853 and founded the Schweizerhof mental hospital, a private hospital for mentally ill women.

He became internationally known through his work and was an honorary member of numerous scientific societies. In 1857 he took over the main editing of the general journal for psychiatry and psycho-judicial medicine published by him and other “insane doctors” in Germany, which existed from 1844 to 1937 . In 1891 Laehr received the title of professor. For many years he was a community representative in Zehlendorf.

After his death he was buried in a family grave in Schönower Park . The main building of the Schweizerhof was demolished in 1966 for the John F. Kennedy School . The Heinrich-Laehr-Park, the Laehrstrasse and the Laehr'sche Jagdweg in Berlin-Zehlendorf were named after him.

Fonts (selection)

  • About insanity and insane asylums. Along with an overview of Germany's insane creatures and insane asylums. For doctors and laypeople. Hall: Pfeffer, 1852.
  • The sanatoriums and nursing homes for the mentally ill in Germany, Switzerland and neighboring German countries. Berlin: Reimer, 1875 (excellent source work; digitized version ; PDF; 7.4 MB).
  • The clergyman in asylums. Lecture given at the 37th meeting of the psychiatric association in Berlin, 1880. In: General journal for psychiatry and psychological-judicial medicine . Vol. 38 (1881), pp. 234-243.
  • The sanatoriums and nursing homes for the mentally ill in the German-speaking area. Berlin: Reimer, 1882.
  • Commemorations of the psychiatry of all countries. Berlin: Reimer, 1885; from the 2nd edition: memorial days of psychiatry and its auxiliary disciplines in all countries. Berlin: Reimer, 1887 ( 4 1893).
  • On the history of psychiatry in the second half of the last century. In: General journal for psychiatry and psychiatric forensic medicine. Volume 44, Issue 4, 1888, pp. 294-310.
  • The sanatoriums and nursing homes for the mentally ill in the German-speaking area in 1890. Berlin: Reimer, 1891 (statistical information).
  • The literature of psychiatry, neurology and psychology in the XVIII. Century. Festschrift for the fiftieth anniversary of the Illenau sanatorium, Baden, on September 27, 1892. Berlin: Reimer, 1892 ( 2 1896).
  • A look backwards. In: General journal for psychiatry and psycho-judicial medicine. Vol. 50 (1894), pp. 3-30.
  • with Friedrich Zimmer : Sin or Illness? A forgotten chapter from the theory and practice of pastoral care. In: General journal for psychiatry and psycho-judicial medicine. Vol. 51 (1895), p. 248.
  • with Max Lewald: The sanatorium and nursing home for the mentally ill in the German-speaking area on January 1, 1898. Berlin: Reimer, 1899.
  • The literature of psychiatry, neurology and psychology from 1459–1799. 2 volumes. Berlin: Reimer, 1900.
  • History and description of the Schweizerhof asylum for nervous and mentally ill women. Berlin: Reimer, 1903.

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personal data
SURNAME Laehr, Heinrich
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Laehr, Bernhard Heinrich
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German psychiatrist
DATE OF BIRTH March 10, 1820
PLACE OF BIRTH Sagan , Province of Silesia
DATE OF DEATH August 18, 1905
Place of death Zehlendorf