Carl Mau
Carl Asmus Ludwig Mau (born July 31, 1890 in Flensburg , † July 26, 1958 in Hamburg ) was a German orthopedist .
Life
His grandfather was the theologian Heinrich August Mau . After attending the humanistic high school in Flensburg, he studied medicine in Tübingen , Munich and Kiel from 1908 to 1913 . During his studies, Carl Mau became a member of the Tübingen fraternity Derendingia in 1908 .
After completing his habilitation in orthopedics, he succeeded Wilhelm Anschütz as head of the orthopedic department from 1923 to 1928. In 1934 he was appointed professor for orthopedics and director of the Orthopedic University Clinic Eppendorf at the University of Hamburg . After turning down a call to Münster in 1938 , he was appointed personal professor in 1950 and full professor in his subject in 1956.
The orthopedist Hans Mau was his son.
Awards
- 1955 member of the Leopoldina
Web links
- Carl Mau in the German biography
- Carl Mau in the Hamburg professors catalog
- http://www.gelehrtenverzeichnis.de/person/cc0e2faf-d609-5d38-5120-4d4c60a9ec45?lang=de
Individual evidence
- ↑ Membership directory of the Derendingia fraternity in Tübingen. October 1933, master roll no. 422.
- ^ Member entry of Carl Mau at the German Academy of Natural Scientists Leopoldina , accessed on December 28, 2017.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Mau, Carl |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Mau, Carl Asmus Ludwig |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German orthopedist and professor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 31, 1890 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Flensburg |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 26, 1958 |
| Place of death | Hamburg |