Carl Zumwinkel

Carl-Heinrich Zumwinkel (alternative spelling to Winkel ; * May 5, 1821 in Gütersloh ; † May 30, 1913 ibid) was a German doctor (without a doctorate) who was made an honorary citizen of his hometown Gütersloh in 1900 .

Zumwinkel grew up in modest circumstances and, according to his parents' wishes, was supposed to learn the bakery trade. Instead, he worked as an assistant to a Herford bath and barber who - as is quite common in these professions - also worked as a craft surgeon. Zumwinkel went on a hike and deepened his surgical knowledge at the anatomical seminar in Hamburg . From 1846 to 1847 he worked as a ship's doctor .

A new regulation of the training of medical assistants and doctors in Prussia, issued due to a lack of doctors, enabled Zumwinkel to train at the University of Greifswald . On August 30, 1850, he passed the state examination as a wound healer , obstetrician and general practitioner , whereupon he opened a practice in the Sundern farmers' association in Gütersloh . On October 24, 1854, Zumwinkel married Anna Bertelsmann, the daughter of the publisher Carl Bertelsmann .

Zumwinkel made particular merits during the German War in 1866 and the Franco-German War in 1870/71, when he gave medical care to wounded soldiers who had been transferred to Gütersloh. For his commitment he received the war memorial for non-combatants and was appointed district surgeon. In 1899 he was awarded the 3rd Class Red Cross Medal . For his 50th anniversary on August 12, 1900, the city of Gütersloh granted him honorary citizenship , and he was also appointed to the medical council. In 1910 he was awarded the 4th Class Red Eagle Order . Not far from the municipal clinic , the "Carl-Zumwinkel-Weg" was named after him.

On the grave inscription his name is given in the spelling "Carl-Heinrich zum Winkel".

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Stephan Grimm, Heinrich Lakämper-Lührs: Gütersloher write history, Wartberg Verlag, Gudensberg-Gleichen, 2005, ISBN 3831315884
City archive Gütersloh: city chronicle, registration documents, newspaper clippings collection, pamphlet collection

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SURNAME	Zumwinkel, Carl
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Carl to the angle
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	German doctor, honorary citizen of Gütersloh
DATE OF BIRTH	May 5, 1821
PLACE OF BIRTH	Gutersloh
DATE OF DEATH	May 30, 1913
Place of death	Gutersloh