Friedrich Erbslöh
Friedrich Erbslöh (born May 30, 1918 in Berlin , † October 21, 1974 in Gießen ) was a German neurologist .
Erbslöh came from a merchant family in Wuppertal. He studied medicine in Freiburg i. Br. , Leipzig and Berlin and completed his studies in 1943 with a doctorate . In the same year he was drafted as a soldier, took part in various theaters of war as a medical officer in the Second World War and was seriously wounded on the Eastern Front . In 1945 Erbslöh joined the Pathological Institute of the Düsseldorf Academy as a volunteer assistant. In the following years he worked in Düsseldorf and Munich, habilitated in 1954, became senior physician and private lecturer and in 1961 professor. Since 1963 he was the head of the Neurological University Clinic in Giessen.
His scientific domain was neuromuscular diseases. In 1963 he set up the first neurological intensive care unit in Germany. In 1972 he became president of the German Society for Neurology . He has written over a hundred scientific publications.
On October 22nd, 1974, the press, radio and television reported “Giessen brain professor murdered in clinic”. A 45-year-old Yugoslav woman, mother of a patient, had asked Erbslöh to hand over her seriously muscular 21-year-old son who was in the clinic. After Erbslöh refused to discharge, referring to the patient's need for treatment and his maturity, the woman shot him five times from a close range.
The extension of the Neurological University Clinic in Giessen is named "Friedrich-Erbslöh-Haus" after him.
Erbslöh was married and had five children. The painter Adolf Erbslöh was his second uncle.
literature
- Klimpel, Volker Ärzte-Tode , Würzburg 2005, ISBN 3-8260-2769-8
swell
- World famous German doctor murdered! , Hamburger Morgenpost, October 22, 1974
- The mother of a patient shot dead chief physician , Hannoversche Allgemeine Zeitung, October 22, 1974
- Seven shots for the doctor , Stern No. 45/74, October 31, 1974
- Family report 1974 , Julius Erbslöh family association, Wuppertal, archive
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Erbslöh, Friedrich |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German neurologist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 30, 1918 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Berlin |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 21, 1974 |
| Place of death | to water |