Dieter Großklaus
Dieter Großklaus (born March 3, 1930 in Mühlhausen / Thuringia ) is a German veterinarian and former President of the German Federal Health Office .
Life
Großklaus studied veterinary medicine at the Humboldt University of Berlin and at the Free University of Berlin , where he passed the state examination in 1955 and then obtained his doctorate. He was initially employed at the Free University of Berlin at the Veterinary Pharmacological Institute and at the Institute for Food Hygiene . During his student days, Großklaus became a member of the Obotritia fraternity in Berlin . From 1962 he worked at the Federal Health Office. Here he was first head of the laboratory for food hygiene, and later the department for veterinary medicine at the Max von Pettenkofer Institute. In 1972 he was finally appointed head of the Institute for Veterinary Medicine, and in 1985 he was appointed President of the BGA to succeed Karl Überla .
After the " blood (er) scandal " became known - along with the Contergan case, one of the largest medical scandals in the Federal Republic of Germany - he was dismissed on October 6, 1993 by the then Federal Minister of Health Horst Seehofer as one of the main political leaders; the office led by him was dissolved at the end of June 1994.
Großklaus has published a large number of scientific articles, book chapters and books, especially in the areas of food hygiene, zoonoses research and consumer health protection. Among other things, he was chairman of the Berlin Scientific Society and a member of the board of trustees of the Kaiserin Friedrich Foundation for advanced medical training.
Awards
- several honorary doctorates
- Health-for-All Gold Medal of the World Health Organization,
- Large Federal Cross of Merit
- Robert von Ostertag plaque
- Member of the Academy of Charitable Sciences in Erfurt (since 1990)
Web links
- Literature by and about Dieter Großklaus in the catalog of the German National Library
- Article on Großklaus' 80th birthday in the Ärzteblatt
Individual evidence
- ↑ Wolfgang Hoffmann: Seehofer remains stubborn Die Zeit, January 28, 1999
- ↑ Deadly Cocktail Focus (31), 1994
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Großklaus, Dieter |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Grossklaus, Dieter |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German veterinarian, President of the German Federal Health Office |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 3, 1930 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Mulhouse |