Erwin Becker

Erwin Helmar Becker (born June 15, 1898 in Darmstadt , † November 15, 1978 in Sonthofen ) was a German veterinarian and university professor .

Life

Erwin Becker left the Ludwigs-Oberrealschule in his hometown Darmstadt in 1917 with the primary school leaving certificate and subsequently served as a soldier in the First World War until 1919 . He then passed the Abitur examination for combatants at the Ludwigs-Oberrealschule and in 1921 turned to studying veterinary medicine at the University of Veterinary Medicine in Hanover , in 1928 he acquired the academic degree of Dr. med. vet. From 1926 until the outbreak of the Second World War , Becker was in charge of the private veterinary clinic of his uncle Helmar Dun, who died in 1925, in Sarstedt .

In 1951 , Becker qualified as a professor at the Free University of Berlin in veterinary surgery. In 1953 he was promoted to associate professor , the following year to full professor . In addition, he was appointed head of the Institute for Radiology, Animal Dentistry and Veterinary Orthopedics as well as the Clinic for Equine Diseases. In 1968 Becker, under whose direction around 400 instructional and surgical films had been produced that he regularly used in class, retired .

Becker, who had made a particular contribution to the dental treatment of horses, was recognized by the award of the Dammann Medal by the University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover and acceptance as an honorary member of the International Veterinary Students Union.

Fonts

• Modern investigation and treatment of dental diseases in horses. Schaper, Hanover 1938.
• About the osteosynthosis in small pets and small farm animals with the help of a set of instruments put together for this purpose. In: German veterinary weekly. Publishing house M. & H. Schaper, Hannover 1959.
• About the use of modern plastics in veterinary practice. In: Berlin and Munich veterinary weekly. 1959.
• About the main dental diseases in pets. In: German Dental Calendar. 1960.
• About possibilities of fracture treatment with the help of percutaneous screws and extracutaneous plastic bridges. In: Berlin Medicine. Special edition 11, 1960, pp. 3–9.
• Experiments with plastics on the horse's hoof, in: Berliner und Münchener Tierärztliche Wochenschrift. 1961.
• A quick tour of osteosynthosis using a new bone saw. In: Berlin and Munich veterinary weekly. 1963.

literature

• August Ludwig Degener, Walter Habel: Who is who? The German Who's Who. 16th edition. Arani, Berlin 1970, ISBN 3-7605-2007-3 , p. 59.
• Werner Schuder (Hrsg.): Kürschner's German learned calendar . 10th Edition (1966), Volume 1, p. 113.
• Federal Association of Practical Veterinarians: The practical veterinarian. Volume 60 (1979), Part 2, p. 721.
• Indra Kunkemöller: Prof. Dr. med. vet. Erwin Becker (1898–1978): Life and Work. 2001 ( dissertation , University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover, 2001; online ).