George Degner

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George Degner (* 1847 in Stettin ; † February 24, 1894 in New York City ) was a German-American ship's doctor and surgeon .

Life

George Degner began studying medicine at the University of Bonn , where he became a member of the Corps Hansea in 1867 . In the same year he moved to the University of Greifswald and joined the Corps Pomerania there. He took part in the Franco-German War as a military doctor in Spandau . After the end of the war he became a ship's doctor with the North German Loyd . In 1879 he settled permanently in New York City . Here he worked as a surgeon at the German Hospital until his death and also for a few years at St. Mark's Hospital .

He was one of the best known and most respected German doctors in New York. His medical commitment was unselfish and self-sacrificing. He was considered a gifted surgeon. For example, a patient suffering from larynx cancer recovered from a larynx extirpation performed by Degner and survived it for more than three years until he died of pneumonia , which was a major medical success in the 19th century.

In 1882 Degner founded the Old Men Seniors Convent New York.

literature

  • Julius Pagel : Biographical lexicon of outstanding doctors of the nineteenth century . Berlin, Vienna 1901, Sp. 382. ( Permalink )

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Kösener Corpslisten 1960, 11 , 171
  2. ↑ Kösener Corpslisten 1960, 53 , 445
  3. ^ Arpad G. Gerster: Recollections of a New York surgeon , 1917, pp. 203-204
personal data
SURNAME Degner, George
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Degner, JG
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German-American ship's doctor and surgeon
DATE OF BIRTH 1847
PLACE OF BIRTH Szczecin
DATE OF DEATH February 24, 1894
Place of death New York City