Heinrich Hoeftman
Heinrich Hoeftman (born April 2, 1851 in Memel , † September 17, 1917 in Königsberg i. Pr. ) Was a German orthopedic surgeon .
Life
Hoeftman's parents were the businessman Wilhelm Hagen and Eliza MacLean . Hoeftman began to study medicine at the University of Leipzig . After a semester he took part in the Franco-German War as a volunteer nurse . In 1871 he continued his studies at the Albertus University in Königsberg . In 1876 he was promoted to Dr. med. PhD. After spending half a year with Theodor Billroth in Vienna, he went to Karl Schönborn as an assistant doctor in the Königsberg surgery in 1877 .
In 1880 he opened a doctor's practice in Königsberg . In 1882 he took over a private clinic, which he expanded with his own resources into a modern orthopedic hospital with an orthopedic workshop, gymnastics institute and 120 beds. He successfully led the institution, later called Hindenburghaus , of the Krüppel-Heil- und Lehranstalt association for East Prussia in Königsberg, which was founded in 1911 . Leo Kiewe (1877–1945) was chief physician for many years .
Hoeftman recognized the importance of orthopedics for social medicine early on . He ran the organization of cripple welfare. In connection with the new statutory accident insurance , he devoted himself to the rehabilitation of accident victims, for which he set up one of the first departments in Germany.
With Albert Hoffa , Georg Joachimsthal , Adolf Lorenz , Johann von Mikulicz and Alfred Schanz , he founded the German Society for Orthopedic Surgery in Berlin on September 23, 1901 . With the name, the founders referred to the central importance of surgery . In 1902 and 1911, Hoeftman chaired the Congress.
His scientific work is mainly concerned with prostheses of the lower extremities. This includes the stable thigh prosthesis with the knee joint shifted backwards, the so-called "fear leg".
The provincial administration of East Prussia and charity associations provided him with funds for the construction of the cripple healing and teaching facility in Maraunenhof in 1912 . During the First World War he advised the I. Army Corps (Prussia) .
Honors
- Associate Professor (1910)
- Go Medical Council (1915)
- Honorary member of the German Orthopedic Society
- Honorary member of the test center for replacement members (1917)
literature
- Markwart Michler : Hoeftman, Heinrich. In: New German Biography (NDB). Volume 9, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 1972, ISBN 3-428-00190-7 , p. 317 f. ( Digitized version ).
Web links
- Search for Heinrich Hoeftman in the SPK digital portal of the Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation
- R. Radike: Heinrich Hoeftman † (1918)
- Arch. Orth. Mech. Accident. 13/1
Individual evidence
- ↑ Ancestors of Hoeftman (genealogy.net) ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Dissertation: About ganglion and chronic gangrenous tendonitis (Hygroma proliferum Virchow) .
- ↑ Christian Tilitzki (GoogleBooks)
- ↑ Short biographies on the history of the Jews: 1918–194 5
- ↑ H. Hoeftman: The relationship of orthopedic surgery to worker protection legislation . Zeitschrift für Orthopädie 25 (1910), pp. 268-291.
- ^ August Rütt (ed.): History of orthopedics in the German-speaking area . Enke, Stuttgart 1993. ISBN 3-432-25261-7 , p. 36.
- ^ Roche Lexicon (GoogleBooks)
- ↑ Report on the activities of the test center for replacement links (SpringerLink)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Hoeftman, Heinrich |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German orthopedist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 2, 1851 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Memel , East Prussia |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 17, 1917 |
| Place of death | Koenigsberg i. Pr. |