Hans Gerhard Schwick
Hans Gerhard Schwick (born April 5, 1928 in Marburg ; † May 10, 2015 in Berlin ) was a German physician and biologist, director of the Behringwerke and honorary professor at the University of Marburg .
Schwick began his apprenticeship as a laboratory assistant at the Behring works in 1942. After he had already co-authored 25 scientific publications, he received permission to study biology in Marburg from 1959 without attending grammar school , where he received his doctorate in zoology in 1963 .
In 1967 he became head of research at Behringwerke, in 1968 director and deputy member of the board. In 1969 he completed his habilitation in the medical faculty (in physiological chemistry) and in 1973 became honorary professor in Marburg. From 1970 he was on the board of the Behringwerke as head of the diagnostics department. From 1977 he became head of research and deputy plant manager. From 1980 he was plant manager and chairman of the board. In 1992 he retired from Behringwerke. Schwick lived in Berlin until his death.
In 1973 he received the Robert Koch Prize . In 2008 he became an honorary citizen of the university town of Marburg . From 1989 to 2002 he was on the board of the Marburg University Association . In 1992 he received the Silver Philipps Plaque from the University of Marburg and in 1997 the Euricius Cordus Medal from the Medical Faculty in Marburg. In 1988 he received an honorary doctorate from the University of Marburg.
Trivia
As a baby he was the model for the infant on the mother's breast in the painting The Way of Life (1930) by Carl Bantzer in the Marburg town hall. He was a passionate porcelain collector and donated his collection to the Marburg University Museum.
Web links
- For election to the honorary citizen of Marburg
- For election to honorary citizen of the city of Marburg
- Schwick, Hans Gerhard. Hessian biography. (As of June 27, 2020). In: Landesgeschichtliches Informationssystem Hessen (LAGIS).
Individual evidence
- ↑ According to his own statements, in the Marburger Universitätsjournal 2002, pdf , he was sent to the university by his boss at the time, Prof. Schultze, as well as other laboratory assistants, in order to then report to him.
- ↑ Exceptional Abitur at the Goethe-Gymnasium Frankfurt.
- ↑ He gave the Robert Koch lecture The Diversity of Human Plasma Proteins and Their Importance for Clinics , Natural Sciences, Volume 61, 1974, p. 484.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Schwick, Hans Gerhard |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German biologist and physician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 5, 1928 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Marburg |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 10, 2015 |
| Place of death | Berlin |