Fritz Lang (physician)
Fritz Lang (born February 26, 1902 in Zurich ; † June 5, 1976 in Lucerne , legal resident in Lucerne) was a Swiss trauma doctor.
Life
Fritz Lang was born on February 26, 1902 in Zurich as the son of the lithographer Kaspar Friedrich Lang and Emma, nee Mittersteiner. After attending grammar school in Zurich, he studied medicine at the University of Zurich until 1926 , which he completed there in 1927 with the academic degree of Dr. med. completed.
As a result, between 1927 and 1932 he worked as a doctor in various clinics in Germany and abroad. From 1932 Fritz Lang initially worked as a doctor in the central administration of the Swiss Accident Insurance Fund (Suva) in Lucerne, from 1936 as a deputy of the Suva senior physician, from 1951 as Suva senior physician and most recently from 1954 to 1970 as director of Suva.
In addition , he completed his habilitation in 1941 and worked between 1941 and 1948 as a private lecturer in accident medicine and between 1948 and 1951 as an associate professor at the University of Basel . Lang then taught from 1951 to 1970 as an associate professor and since 1970 as a full professor at the University of Zurich. He also served in the Swiss Army with the rank of lieutenant colonel .
He was married to Ruth Nora nee Fäsi. Fritz Lang died on June 5, 1976 at the age of 74 in Lucerne.
Honors
- Awarded honorary membership of the Swiss Society for Accident Medicine.
literature
- Sarah Brian Scherer: Lang, Fritz. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
- Fatherland October 27, 1954
- Neue Zürcher Zeitung from February 26, 1962 and from 12./13. June 1976
Web links
- Literature by and about Fritz Lang in the catalog of the German National Library
- Fritz Lang in the History of Social Security in Switzerland
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Lang, Fritz |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss trauma surgeon |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 26, 1902 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Zurich |
| DATE OF DEATH | 5th June 1976 |
| Place of death | Lucerne |