Dietfried Jorke

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Oskar Hans Heinrich Dietfried Jorke (* 19th February 1926 in Sondershausen ; † 11. December 2019 in Jena ) was a German internist and hematologist with the research priorities medical oncology , hepatology and gastroenterology .

Live and act

Dietfried Jorke studied from 1946 to 1951 medicine at the universities of Greifswald and Jena and graduated at the latter in 1952 to Dr. med. on the use of urethane as a drug to treat leukemia . From 1953 Jorke worked at the Jena University Hospital. There he completed his specialist training for internal medicine and worked as a scientific assistant and ward doctor. In 1961 he completed his habilitation at the University of Jena on lymphoid cells in the blood and was appointed medical director of the city hospital the following year. As a result of his teaching activities there, he was appointed adjunct professor for internal medicine at the University of Jena in 1966. In 1972 he completed his habilitation in Jena as Dr. sc. med. and initially worked at the university as an honorary professor , from 1975 as a full professor.

In the 1970s, he was the head of the clinic 's development staff , and was instrumental in building the new clinic for internal medicine (KIM) in Jena-Neulobeda , and was appointed one of the directors when it opened in 1980. The first university oncology department for the systematic chemotherapy of solid tumors was established at this clinic under the direction of Dietfried Jorke and Klaus Ruffert.

After the fall of the Berlin Wall, Jorke, who was one of the driving forces behind the democratization process at the university, co-founded the Academy for Medical Training and Continuing Education in Thuringia, where in the early years he took over the management and development. At the university he was head of the “Action Group for the Democratic Renewal of the University” (ADEH) and thus ensured that key positions at the university were filled after the GDR era. On September 12, 1991, at the suggestion of the SPD, CDU and FDP parliamentary groups in the Thuringian state parliament, he was elected regional returning officer .

In February 1993, Jorke resigned from his public office. His later publications dealt with death, terminal care and medical ethics , as well as with the history of internal medicine in Jena.

Dietfried Jorke died in December 2019 at the age of 93.

Honors

In 1974 Dietfried Jorke was elected a member of the German Academy of Natural Scientists Leopoldina (matriculation number 5814, Internal Medicine Section). After his retirement in 1993 he was made an honorary senator by the University of Jena. On June 17, 1995 he was awarded the Ernst von Bergmann plaque from the German Medical Association and in 2011 the Ludwig Pfeiffer Medal from the State Medical Association of Thuringia . Since March 24, 2003 he has been the holder of the Order of Merit of the Free State of Thuringia , the highest order of merit of the Free State of Thuringia.

Publications (selection)

  • Experimental studies on the conversion of ethyl urethane into cyanate, as well as their importance for the antileukaemic effect of urethane . Jena 1952 (Jena, Univ., Med. Diss., 1952).
  • The lymphoid cells of the blood . Clinical and hematological studies on their structure, function and diagnostic value (=  Series hematology and blood transfusion . No. 2 ). Akademie-Verlag, Berlin 1963 (IX, 173 pp.).
  • Humane health care or stable contributions? (=  Series of publications by the State Medical Association of Thuringia . No. 1 ). State Medical Association Thuringia, Jena 1999 (79 pages).
  • Rationing in Health Care - Is Alternative Medicine Still Ethical? (=  Series of publications by the State Medical Association of Thuringia . No. 3 ). State Medical Association Thuringia, Jena 2001 (47 pages).

literature

  • Award of the honorary senator title by the Friedrich Schiller University to Prof. Dr. Dietfried Jorke on February 25, 1994 (=  Society of Friends and Supporters of the Friedrich Schiller University . No. 1 ). University Press, Jena 1994.
  • Klaus Höffken, Klaus Benndorf: A doctor who sets the course and innovates . Prof. Dietfried Jorke on his 85th birthday. In: Clinic magazine . Edition 1/2011. Jena 2011, p. 3 ( uniklinikum-jena.de [PDF; 4.3 MB ; accessed on March 20, 2019]).
  • Mathias Wesser, Günter Stein: Congratulations to Professor Dr. Dietfried Jorke . In: Ärzteblatt Thuringia . Volume 27, issue 2/2011, 2011, p. 117 ( aerzteblatt-thueringen.de [PDF; 820 kB ; accessed on March 20, 2019]).
  • Pfeiffer Medal for Professor Dr. Dietfried Jorke - founding father of the advanced training academy receives award from the Medical Association . In: Ärzteblatt Thuringia . 22nd volume, edition 5/2011, 2011, p. 331 ( aerzteblatt-thueringen.de [PDF; 864 kB ; accessed on March 20, 2019]).
  • Hans Bosseckert: On the 90th birthday of Professor Dr. Dietfried Jorke . In: Ärzteblatt Thuringia . Volume 27, issue 2/2016, 2016, p. 106 ( aerzteblatt-thueringen.de [PDF; 55 kB ; accessed on March 20, 2019]).
  • Günter Stein: Professor Dr. Dietfried Jorke on his 90th birthday . In: Ärzteblatt Thuringia . Volume 27, issue 2/2016, 2016, p. 107-108 ( aerzteblatt-thueringen.de [PDF; 62 kB ; accessed on March 20, 2019]).
  • Elke Bartholomäus: Prof. Dr. med ,. Dietfried Jorke. In: Deutsches Ärzteblatt. Volume 117, Issue 10, March 6, 2020, p. B 439.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Friedrich Schiller University Jena press release from December 20, 2019: Mourning for Prof. Dr. Dietfried Jorke, Friedrich Schiller University and University Hospital mourn the loss of an outstanding personality , accessed on December 20, 2019
  2. ↑ Senate commission for the reappraisal of Jena university history in the 20th century (ed.): Traditions, breaks, changes . The University of Jena 1850–1995. Böhlau Verlag, Cologne, Weimar, Vienna 2009, ISBN 978-3-412-20248-4 , chapter: Between lack of resources and a "structural policy in extremes": The Friedrich Schiller University from the third university reform until 1988/89 by Heinz Mestrup , S. 761 .
  3. ↑ Election of the regional returning officer for the regional elections. Parliamentary process. In: Thuringian State Parliament Parliamentary Documentation. Retrieved March 20, 2019 .

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personal data
SURNAME Jorke, Dietfried
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Jorke, Oskar Hans Dietfried Heinrich (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German internist specializing in internal oncology, hepatology and gastroenterology
DATE OF BIRTH February 19, 1926
PLACE OF BIRTH Sondershausen
DATE OF DEATH December 11, 2019
Place of death Jena