Hermann Löhlein

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Hermann Löhlein

Christian Adolf Hermann Löhlein (born May 26, 1847 in Coburg , † November 25, 1901 in Gießen ) was a German gynecologist .

Life

Hermann Löhlein was the second child of the businessman Ernst Löhlein and his wife Sophie Wilhelmine nee. Grünewald was born in Coburg. Löhlein attended the Casimirianum grammar school in Coburg and was dismissed on Easter 1866 with the certificate of maturity. Löhlein studied medicine in Jena from 1866 and moved to Berlin after three semesters. On July 15, 1870 he received his doctorate with the thesis "About the art aid in childbirth made difficult by general pelvic constriction". On October 1, 1871, he took up an assistant position with Eduard Arnold Martin , the director of the Charité obstetric clinic. From 1873 to 1875 he was a secondary doctor. In 1875 Löhlein completed his habilitation with a paper on the subject of "About the behavior of the heart in pregnant women and women who have recently given birth". From 1875 to 1888 he was a private lecturer for obstetrics and gynecology at the Friedrich Wilhelms University in Berlin . As early as 1876 Löhlein was elected to the board of the Berlin Gynecological Society. He not only gave lectures in Berlin, but also submitted surgical exercises and held gynecological courses for doctors and students. From 1888 he was a professor and full professor at the Hessian Ludwig University . From 1888 until his death he was director of the Giessen University Women's Clinic and Secret Medical Council.

In 1891 and 1900 Löhlein was dean of the medical faculty. In 1898 he was rector of the University of Giessen.

From 1890 to 1898 he published the "Gynecological Issues of the Day". It covered articles on everyday problems in gynecology and obstetrics.

Hermann Löhlein died on November 28, 1901. He was buried in the old cemetery (Giessen) .

Löhlein was married to Emma Kossmann (1852-1884) for the first time. From the marriage are u. a. the sons Konrad Löhlein (1876–1936), Max Löhlein (1877–1921) and Walther Löhlein emerged. His second marriage was to Klara Löhlein. The daughter Emmy (* 1888) emerged from this marriage. Konrad Löhlein studied and did his doctorate in law and held various functions in the Hessian civil service. Max Löhlein was full professor of anatomy in Marburg. Walther Löhlein was professor for ophthalmology in Berlin and u. a. Adolf Hitler's ophthalmologist .

Honors

  • 1897: Awarded the title of Secret Medical Councilor.

literature

  • Ralph Krauss: Christian Adolf Hermann Löhlein: Director of the Giessen women's clinic from 1888–1901 . Casting 1990.
  • KE Laubenburg: Hermann Löhlein , in: MMW, Volume 48, No. 52, 1901, pp. 2114-2116.

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personal data
SURNAME Löhlein, Hermann
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Löhlein, Christian Adolf Hermann (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German gynecologist
DATE OF BIRTH May 26, 1847
PLACE OF BIRTH Coburg
DATE OF DEATH November 25, 1901
Place of death to water