Hans H. Simmer

Hans Heinz Simmer (born March 2, 1926 in Barmen ; † July 21, 2006 in Erlangen ) was a German gynecologist , obstetrician and medical historian . Full professor for the history of medicine at the University of Erlangen-Nürnberg and director of the Institute for the History of Medicine.

Life

He completed his medical studies in Bonn, Göttingen and Tübingen, where he passed the state examination in 1952 and received his doctorate . He then worked at the Max Planck Institute for Biochemistry in Tübingen with Nobel Prize winner Adolf Butenandt . Hans H. Simmer completed his specialist training at the University Women's Hospital in Freiburg, went to the USA in 1960 and was appointed Associate Professor at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) in 1963 . A few years later, he was appointed full professor of gynecology and obstetrics. In 1967 Simmer was awarded the title of Double Full Professor of Gynecology and Obstetrics and Professor of Medical History. In 1974, Hans Simmer accepted the call to the Institute for the History of Medicine at the University of Erlangen . In 1983 he retired due to illness.

Simmer's specialty was gynecological endocrinology. He was one of the few internationally recognized scientists and awardees who have carried out successful and award-winning research in the field of sex hormones, especially placental hormones. He dealt with the history of endocrinology, obstetrics and gynecology. To this end, he built up an extensive collection of offprints.

Web links

• Literature by Hans H. Simmer , UB Med Uni Vienna