Gustav Tugendreich

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Stumbling block at the house, Reichsstrasse 104, in Berlin-Westend

Gustav Tugendreich (born October 21, 1876 in Berlin , † January 21, 1948 in Los Angeles) was a German pediatrician and social hygienist.

Gustav Tugendreich studied medicine, received his doctorate in Leipzig in 1902 and in 1906 took over the management of a newly founded urban infant welfare office in Berlin. From 1919 to 1921 he was head of the social hygiene department at the main health office in Berlin. Until his dismissal after the seizure of power in 1933, he headed the infant care department in Berlin. In 1938 he emigrated to the United States.

Tugendreich researched the social causes of diseases and the possibilities of disease prevention . He advocated care for young children and systematic preventive examinations .

On July 13, 2019 , stumbling blocks were laid for him and his family at his former place of residence, Berlin-Westend , Reichsstraße 104 .

literature

  • Alfons Labisch : Tugendreich, Gustav. In: Werner E. Gerabek , Bernhard D. Haage, Gundolf Keil , Wolfgang Wegner (eds.): Enzyklopädie Medizingeschichte. De Gruyter, Berlin / New York 2005, ISBN 3-11-015714-4 , p. 1424 f.
  • Benjamin Kuntz: Gustav Tugendreich. Pediatrician - social hygienist - pioneer in the public health service. Hentrich & Hentrich Verlag, Berlin Leipzig 2019, (Jewish miniatures vol. 241), ISBN 978-3-95565-314-9 .

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personal data
SURNAME Virtuous, Gustav
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German pediatrician and social hygienist
DATE OF BIRTH October 21, 1876
PLACE OF BIRTH Berlin
DATE OF DEATH January 21, 1948
Place of death New York City