Franz Adolf Hofmann

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Franz Adolf Hofmann (born June 14, 1843 in Munich , † September 26, 1920 in Gichkröttendorf ) was a German medic.

Life

Hofmann studied medicine at the Ludwig Maximilians University in Munich and became a member of the Corps Suevia Munich . In Munich he was awarded a Dr. med. PhD. After working at the physical institute for several years, he qualified as a professor in 1872 in hygiene. In the same year he was given an extraordinary professorship at the University of Leipzig , which made him head of the laboratory for pathological chemistry. In 1878 he became a full professor of pathological chemistry and experimental hygiene and director of the hygienic institute. As a representative of the Leipzig University, he was a member of the First Chamber of the Saxon State Parliament in 1879/80 . The Secret Medical Council and Ministerial Director of the Reich Health Office also participated in the organizational tasks of the Leipzig University. In the years 1884/85, 1889/90, 1893.94, 1899/1900, 1902/03 and 1911/12 he was dean of the medical faculty and 1888/89 rector. After retirement, he retired into private life.

Hofmann was the founder of the Journal of Biology , the Archives of Hygiene and the Quarterly Public Health . He also published some medical works.

Works

  • Via the transition from free acid and alkaline blood to the urine.
  • The transition of dietary fat into the cells of the animal body. 1871/1872.
  • On the reaction of fats and the quantitative determination of fatty acids in fats. Leipzig 1874.
  • Trauma Conjunctive. b. Bergarb.
  • Groundwater and soil moisture.
  • About nutrition and food for the child.
  • About disinfection measures.
  • About the hygienic requirements for the layout and use of cemeteries.
  • Modern disinfection techniques.
  • Cold rooms for meat and food.
  • About the occurrence of arsenic in some aqueducts.
  • The water supply to Leipzig. Expert opinion presented to the City Council of Leipzig. Leipzig 1877.
  • The importance of meat nutrition and canned meat in relation to price ratios. Leipzig 1880.
  • The sources and spread of folk hygiene. Leipzig 1888.

See also

literature

  • Hermann AL Degner: Who is it? Our contemporaries. Contemporary Lexicon. 2nd edition. Degner, Leipzig 1906, p. 505.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Kösener Corpslisten 1960, 114/737
  2. ↑ Dissertation: The alleged new formation of milk during milking .
  3. ↑ Josef Matzerath : Aspects of Saxon State Parliament History - Presidents and Members of Parliament from 1833 to 1952. Saxon State Parliament 2001, p. 43
  4. ↑ Rector's speeches (HKM)
personal data
SURNAME Hofmann, Franz Adolf
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German medic
DATE OF BIRTH June 14, 1843
PLACE OF BIRTH Munich
DATE OF DEATH September 26, 1920
Place of death Gichkröttendorf