Erwin Strassmann
Erwin Otto Strassmann (* 1895 in Berlin , † 1972 in Houston ) was a German -American gynecologist and professor of gynecology .
Life
Strassmann was a German lieutenant captain in the First World War . In 1922 he received his doctorate in medicine . From 1924 to 1936 he worked, among other things, as a lecturer at the University Women's Clinic in Berlin . In 1936 he was released and , with the help of the brothers William James Mayo and Charles Horace Mayo, emigrated to the United States , where they invited him to the Mayo Clinic . From 1942 Strassmann was an American citizen. Strassmann "made significant contributions to the establishment of modern gynecology in the USA"; In 1965 he was awarded the Federal Cross of Merit, First Class , by the then Federal President Heinrich Lübke .
literature
- Wolfgang Paul Strassmann : The Strassmanns: Fates of a German-Jewish family over two centuries . Translated from English by Evelyn Zegenhagen. Campus, Frankfurt am Main / New York, NY 2006, ISBN 978-3-593-38034-6
Web links
- Literature by and about Erwin Strassmann in the catalog of the German National Library
- Literature by and about Erwin Strassmann in the catalog of the German National Library
Individual evidence
- ^ Literature by and about Erwin Strassmann in the catalog of the German National Library
- ↑ Andreas D. Ebert: (Family) History: With gentle irony. In: Deutsches Ärzteblatt 2006; 103 (38): A-2487 / B-2157 / C-2081
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Strassmann, Erwin |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Strassmann, Erwin Otto |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American gynecologist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1895 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Berlin |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1972 |
| Place of death | Houston |