Erwin-Josef Speckmann

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Erwin-Josef Speckmann, 2008

Erwin-Josef Speckmann (born April 25, 1939 in Münster ) is a German neurophysiologist , painter and sculptor .

Life

After studying in Vienna and at the Westphalian Wilhelms University in Münster (until 1965), Speckmann worked from 1967 at the Physiological Institute of the University of Münster (with Heinz Caspers ). There in 1966 doctorate and 1969 habilitation in physiology . In 1971 he became a lecturer, in 1972 an adjunct professor, and in 1973 scientific advice and professor.

From 1978 to 1986 he headed the department for experimental epilepsy research at the Physiological Institute of the University of Münster, from 1986 until his retirement (2005) he was professor for neurophysiology and from 1987 managing director of the Institute for Physiology at the University of Münster.

Speckmann was, inter alia, 1974–1975 and 1988–1989 President of the German EEG Society (since 1996: German Society for Clinical Neurophysiology and Functional Imaging ; DGKN); 1985–1987 chairman of the German section of the International League Against Epilepsy (since 2004: German Society for Epileptology [DGfE]) and 1995 first chairman of the German Physiological Society .

From 1988 to 1998 he was editor of the Epilepsy Journal together with Dieter Scheffner (Berlin) and Peter Wolf (Bielefeld-Bethel) . Newsletter and magazine of the German section of the International League Against Epilepsy published by Bethel-Verlag, Bielefeld, as the forerunner of today's magazine for epileptology of the DGfE.

In addition to his scientific work, he works as a painter and sculptor.

Honors

Fonts (selection)

  • Erich Schütz , Heinz Caspers , Erwin-Josef Speckmann: Physiology. 15th edition. Urban & Schwarzenberg, Munich / Vienna / Baltimore 1978. (16th edition 1982)
  • E.-J. Speckmann, H. Caspers (Ed.): Origin of Cerebral Field Potentials . Thieme, Stuttgart 1979.
  • MR Klee, HD Lux , E.-J. Speckmann (Ed.): Physiology and Pharmacology of Epileptogenic Phenomena . Raven Press, New York 1982.
  • E.-J. Speckmann, CE Elger (Ed.): Epilepsy and Motor System. In: Proceedings of an International Symposium, Münster, FRG, December 4 - 5, 1981. Urban & Schwarzenberg, Munich 1983.
  • Introduction to Neurophysiology. Scientific Book Society, Darmstadt 1981. (3rd edition 1991)
  • E.-J. Speckmann: Experimental Epilepsy Research. (= Income from research. Volume 241). Scientific Book Society, Darmstadt 1986.
  • HG Wieser, E.-J. Speckmann, J. Engel Jr (Ed.): The Epileptic Focus. (= Current Problems in Epilepsy. Vol 3). J. Libbey, London / Paris 1987.
  • Erwin-Josef Speckmann, Helga Schulze: The supply part of the organism. Scientific Book Society, Darmstadt 1990.
  • MR Klee, HD Lux, E.-J. Speckmann (Ed.): Physiology, Pharmacology and Development of Epileptogenic Phenomena. (= Experimental Brain Research Series. Vol 20). Springer-Verlag, Berlin / Heidelberg / New York et al. 1991.
  • J. Walden, OW Witte, E.-J. Speckmann (ed.): Epileptic attacks. Origin and Therapy . Springer-Verlag, Berlin / Heidelberg / New York et al. 1992.
  • E.-J. Speckmann, MJ Gutnick (Ed.): Epilepsy and Inhibition. Urban & Schwarzenberg, Munich / Vienna / Baltimore 1992.
  • W. Haschke, E.-J. Speckmann, AI Roitbak (Ed.): Slow Potential Changes in the Brain . Birkhäuser, Boston / Basel / Berlin 1993.
  • S. Zschocke, E.-J. Speckmann (Ed.): Basic Mechanisms of the EEG . Birkhäuser, Boston / Basel / Berlin 1993.
  • Erwin-Josef Speckmann, Werner Wittkowski: Structure and functions of the human body. 18th edition. Urban & Schwarzenberg, Munich 1994. (20th edition: Elsevier / Urban & Fischer, Munich 2004). Handbook of Anatomy - Structure and Functions of the Human Body. 21st edition: Elsevier / Urban & Fischer, Munich 2020
  • Erwin-Josef Speckmann, Jürgen Hescheler , Rüdiger Köhling (eds.): Physiology. 5th edition. Elsevier / Urban & Fischer, Munich 2008. (7th edition 2019)
  • The brain of my art. Creativity and the confident brain. Daedalus, Münster 2008. (3rd edition 2018)
  • Interfaces. Principle of vitality in the living. Daedalus, Münster 2013.
  • The art thing. Does art need real expression? A foreword from brain research and artistic practice. Daedalus, Münster 2017.

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personal data
SURNAME Speckmann, Erwin-Josef
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German neurophysiologist and sculptor
DATE OF BIRTH April 25, 1939
PLACE OF BIRTH Muenster