Hans Moral

Hans Moral (born September 8, 1885 in Berlin , † August 6, 1933 in Rostock ) was a German dentist and pioneer of local anesthesia in dentistry .

Life

Hans Moral Obituary; Zahnärztliche Mitteilungen , Vol. 24, No. 33, August 13, 1933, p. 911. The signing by the fanatical National Socialist Jean Kientopf is amazing .

Stumbling block for Hans Moral

The son of the Berlin merchants Martin and Lina Moral passed the state examination in 1908 after studying dentistry in Munich and Berlin. He completed a medical degree at the University of Greifswald and received his doctorate in 1912. med. and Dr. phil. After working as an assistant at the University of Marburg, he continued his work as an assistant doctor at the University of Rostock in 1913, submitted his habilitation thesis a year later and in 1914 became director of the Dental Institute as a private lecturer. He received the title of professor in 1917, an extraordinary professorship in 1920 and a full professorship in 1923, despite a poor state of health due to a heart condition and depressive episodes. He became the director of the University and Polyclinic for Oral and Dental Diseases, which under his leadership rose to become one of the most renowned dental institutions in Germany. In 1929 he was elected dean of the Rostock medical faculty. Hans Moral gave guest lectures all over Europe. Together with Guido Fischer, he is considered to be the pioneer of local anesthesia in dentistry . In addition to the clinical application, they dealt with the anatomical and physiological basis of this new procedure. Until the beginning of the 21st century, services in this regard were exclusively awarded to Guido Fischer. Hans Moral was not mentioned by Walter Hoffmann-Axthelm (1908-2001) in his standard work Die Geschichte der Zahnheilkunde (1973), nor in the widely used encyclopedia of dentistry (1974) nor in Wolfgang Strübig's history of dentistry (1989). Like many Jewish victims of National Socialism, Hans Moral and his services were ignored in Germany.

Memorial plaque for Hans Moral in the foyer of the main building of the University of Rostock

The Law to Restore the Civil Service of 1933 granted Moral leave of absence as a Jew in April 1933 and was scheduled for dismissal. He was called to the University of Belgrade , but committed suicide the night before leaving. Moral was single.

Fonts (excerpt)

Moral published around 90 papers.

Introduction to the Clinic of Dental and Oral Diseases
Oral diseases atlas including diseases of the external oral environment

Honors and memories

For his achievements, Moral was awarded an honorary doctorate from the University of Rostock in 1924.
In 1991, Hans Moral was honored with a plaque of honor in the foyer of the main university building.
1999 Honorary colloquium by the Medical Faculty of the University of Rostock on the occasion of the 75th anniversary of the award of an honorary doctorate to Morals
The clinic and polyclinics for dentistry, oral medicine and maxillofacial medicine have been called the Hans Moral Clinic since October 22, 2003 .
In the Rostock district of Brinckmansdorf , a street was named after Hans Moral.

literature

Heinrich von Schwanewede: Hans Moral . Doctor, scientist, academic teacher of international standing. Hentrich & Hentrich publishing house. Berlin 2018, ISBN 978-3-95565-252-4
Christoph Benz: Morals, Hans. In: New German Biography (NDB). Volume 18, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 1997, ISBN 3-428-00199-0 , p. 79 f. ( Digitized version ).
100 Jewish personalities from Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania . Edited by Max-Samuel-Haus , Rostock 2003, p. 130.

Web links

Individual evidence

^ Christoph Benz: Hans Moral . In: Neue Deutsche Biographie 18 (1997), p. 79 ( digitized version ).
↑ The History of Dentistry . Quintessenz Verlag , Berlin 1973, ISBN 3-87652-160-2 .
^ Lexicon of Dentistry . Quintessenz Verlag, Berlin 1974, ISBN 3-87652-609-4 .
↑ Wolfgang Strübig: The history of dentistry. An introduction for students and dentists. Deutscher Ärzteverlag, Cologne 1989.
↑ Dominik Groß : Hans Moral - co-inventor of local anesthesia . In: Zahnärztliche Mitteilungen , Heft 8 (2017), pp. 56–58.
^ Heinrich von Schwanewede: Hans Moral (1885-1933) - life, work and fate of an important representative of dentistry in the University of Rostock in the years 1933-1945 digitized
↑ A new name - in memory of Hans Moral , in: Zahnärztliche Mitteilungen, No. 22, from November 16, 2003, p. 100. ( Memento from July 15, 2015 in the Internet Archive )

personal data
SURNAME	Moral, Hans
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	German dentist
DATE OF BIRTH	September 8, 1885
PLACE OF BIRTH	Berlin
DATE OF DEATH	August 6, 1933
Place of death	Rostock

[1] Christoph Benz: Hans Moral . In: Neue Deutsche Biographie 18 (1997), p. 79 ( digitized version ).

[2] The History of Dentistry . Quintessenz Verlag , Berlin 1973, ISBN 3-87652-160-2 .

[3] Lexicon of Dentistry . Quintessenz Verlag, Berlin 1974, ISBN 3-87652-609-4 .

[4] Wolfgang Strübig: The history of dentistry. An introduction for students and dentists. Deutscher Ärzteverlag, Cologne 1989.

[5] Dominik Groß : Hans Moral - co-inventor of local anesthesia . In: Zahnärztliche Mitteilungen , Heft 8 (2017), pp. 56–58.

[6] Heinrich von Schwanewede: Hans Moral (1885-1933) - life, work and fate of an important representative of dentistry in the University of Rostock in the years 1933-1945 digitized

[7] A new name - in memory of Hans Moral , in: Zahnärztliche Mitteilungen, No. 22, from November 16, 2003, p. 100. ( Memento from July 15, 2015 in the Internet Archive )