Hans Goldmann
Hans Goldmann (born November 20, 1899 in Komotau , Kingdom of Bohemia , Austria-Hungary , † November 19, 1991 in Bern ) was an Austrian-Swiss ophthalmologist and inventor.
Life
Goldmann attended high school in what was then Komotau (today Chomutov). He wanted to be an astronomer. At the urging of his father, he studied medicine at the Charles University in Prague from 1919 . He graduated in 1923 and obtained a doctorate in medicine that same year. From 1919 to 1924 he was assistant to the physiologist Armin Tschermak von Seyseneck (1870–1952) at the Institute of Physiology at Charles University, and to the ophthalmologist Anton Elschnig (1863–1939), also in Prague.
In 1924 he took up a position in Bern as an assistant to August Siegrist (1865–1947) at the Bern Eye Polyclinic. In 1927 he became a senior physician there. In 1930 he received his habilitation in ophthalmology . In 1935 Goldmann married Erna Renfer. In the same year he followed Siegrist as head of clinic and professor of ophthalmology. From 1945 to 1947 he was dean of the medical faculty. 1964/1965 he was rector of the University of Bern . In 1968 he retired . He held his position as clinic director from 1935 to 1968.
Goldmann was particularly interested in optics, physics and the development of medical instruments. In cooperation with Haag-Streit AG, he improved and developed several ophthalmological instruments such as
- Slit lamp ,
- Colorimeter ,
- Perimeter (1945 development of the instrument known today as the Goldmann Perimeter ),
- Applanation tonometer ,
- Three-mirror contact glass (also Goldmann's three-mirror contact glass),
- Dark adaptometer and
- Fluorophotometer .
In addition to developing apparatus, he made important contributions to the understanding of glaucoma and cataracts .
A "Hans Goldmann Foundation" for orthoptics still exists in the Bern Eye Clinic .
Honors
- Honorary doctorate from Uppsala University , 1962
- Honorary doctorate from the University of Strasbourg , 1965
- Honorary doctorate from the University of Geneva , 1976
Works
- Over 200 articles in trade journals
His name is associated with Maurice Favre (1876–1954) with the Goldmann-Favre syndrome .
literature
- F. Fankhauser: Remembrance of Hans Goldmann, 1899-1991 . in Survey of Ophthalmology , Sept. – Oct. 1992, 37 (2) pp. 137-142.
- F. Fankhauser: Hans Goldmann. In: Ophthalmic Surgery , January 1994, 25 (1): pp. 8-12.
Web links
- Huldrych MF Koelbing : Goldmann, Hans. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
- Development of the Goldmann perimeter and photo by Goldmann (English)
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Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Goldmann, Hans |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian-Swiss ophthalmologist and inventor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 20, 1899 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Komotau , Austria-Hungary |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 19, 1991 |
| Place of death | Bern , Switzerland |