Hans-Günther Sunday

Hans-Günther Sunday (* 25. June 1938 in Kassel ) is a German microbiologist and emeritus professors .

Live and act

Sonntag attended the Wilhelms-Gymnasium Kassel and passed the Abitur in 1958 after a one-year stay in the USA. He finished his military service in the Bundeswehr with the rank of lieutenant in the reserve. It was followed from 1959 to 1965 to study medicine at the University of Giessen and the University of Kiel with the promotion of Dr. med. in 1966 about immunological studies on silicosis and his license to practice medicine in 1967. From 1967 to 1975 he was a scientific assistant at the Hygiene Institute at Kiel University and completed his training as a specialist in medical microbiology and infection epidemiology . In 1974 he received his habilitation in the field of immunology (scientific work on transplant immunology), and in 1976 he received his habilitation in the field of medical microbiology (scientific work on M. tuberculosis and saprophytic mycobacteria).

From 1975 to 1980, Sonntag was senior physician at the Hygiene Institute at Kiel University. In 1980 he accepted the chair for medical microbiology and hygiene as well as director of the Hygiene Institute at Heidelberg University .

In 2001 he was also visiting professor at the University of Mostar and from 2000 to 2002 President of the German Society for Hygiene and Microbiology (DGHM).

Sonntag retired in 2004 and was named Honorary Dean of the Medical Faculty of Heidelberg University in the same year.

University offices

Sonntag was Dean of the Faculty of Theoretical Medicine at Heidelberg University from 1981 to 1987 and Deputy Dean of the Faculty from 1987 to 1989. From 1994 to 2004 he was dean of the medical faculty at this university and at the same time a member of the board of directors of the Heidelberg University Hospital . He was also a member of the university's Senate from 1981 to 2004.

Scientific focus

There are more than 350 publications from Sunday. His scientific focus is: immunology of organ transplantation , characterization of mycobacteria , epidemiology of infectious diseases, especially nosocomial infections, pathogenicity mechanisms of MOTT, Legionella , Borrelia , Neisseria (national reference center for meningococci from 1980 to 2003), methods for standardizing the effectiveness tests of disinfectants (CEN) , Quality Management in Health Care and Medical Education (HEICUMED).

Memberships

Sonntag was also a member of the Military Medical Advisory Board of the Federal Republic of Germany (1986–2004) and Governor of the European Foundation for Quality Management in Brussels (2001–2006). He was also a member of the Heidelberg City Council ( CDU ) from 2004 to 2009 , and since 2010 a member of the board of the Heidelberg Academy for Elderly and the Kumamoto Circle of Friends as part of the Heidelberg – Kumamoto ( Japan ) partnership .

Honors

• 1984: Hygiene Prize from the Rudolf Schülke Foundation
• 1995: Wallhäuser Prize
• 1997: Dr. Honoris causa of the Semmelweis University , Budapest
• 1998: Gold medal from the Medical Faculty of Charles University in Prague
• 2003: Ferdinand-Cohn Medal of the German Society for Hygiene and Microbiology
• 2003: Medal of Honor from the German Society for Hospital Hygiene
• 2004: Large University Medal from Heidelberg University
• 2005: Hygieia Medal of the Rudolf Schülke Foundation, Hamburg
• 2012: Honorary Member of the University of East Sarajevo

Publications as editor

• with Knut-Olaf Gundermann : Textbook of Hygiene , Fischer Verlag, Stuttgart 1991, ISBN 978-3-437-00593-0
• with Günther Reinhardt, Hans-Joachim Seidel: Ökologisches Stoffgebiet , Hippokrates Verlag, Stuttgart 1991, 2nd revised edition 1995, ISBN 978-3-7773-1121-0
• with Volker Hingst: Hygiene measures in hospitals and practices , Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellschaft Stuttgart, 1997, ISBN 978-3-8047-1460-1
• Lexicon of Human Infectious Diseases , Springer Verlag, Heidelberg 1997, 4th revised edition, 2012, ISBN 978-3-642-17158-1
• with Axel W. Bauer : 100 years of the Hygiene Institute at Heidelberg University 1892–1992 , Heidelberger Verlagsanstalt und Druckerei GmbH, 1992, doi : 10.11588 / heidok.00015914

Web links

• Literature by and about Hans-Günther Sonntag in the bibliographic database WorldCat

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c d e f g} Annette Tuffs: Far-thinking person with a sense of what is feasible. In: idw, Informationsdient Wissenschaft. June 26, 2003, accessed February 15, 2020 . 
2. ↑ ^{a b c d} Dagmar Drüll: Heidelberger Gelehrtenlexikon 1933-1986 . Springer-Verlag, 2009, ISBN 978-3-540-88835-2 ( google.de [accessed on February 15, 2020]).
3. ↑ ^{a b c} Annette Tuffs: More than 20 years in service for cutting-edge biomedical research. In: idw, Science Information Service. October 20, 2004, accessed February 15, 2020 . 
4. ^ Deutscher Ärzteverlag GmbH, editorial office of the Deutsches Ärzteblatt: Professions. January 19, 2001, accessed February 16, 2020 . 
5. ^ Local councils. Accessed February 16, 2020 . 
6. ↑ Prof. Dr. Hans-Günther Sonntag: Heidelberg - Quo vadis. In: Stadtblatt. Official gazette of the city of Heidelberg. September 16, 2009, accessed February 15, 2020 . 
7. ^ Academy for Elderly Heidelberg: Organization. Accessed February 16, 2020 . 
8. ↑ Heidelberger Freundeskreis Kumamoto eV - About us. Accessed February 16, 2020 . 
9. ↑ Ferdinand Cohn Medal. In: German Society for Hygiene and Microbiology. Retrieved February 15, 2020 . 
10. ^ Rudolf Schülke Foundation - Hygieia Medal of the Rudolf Schülke Foundation. Retrieved February 15, 2020 .