Heinrich von Peham
Heinrich von Peham (born May 3, 1871 in Vienna , † July 21, 1930 in Hinterstoder ) was an Austrian gynecologist and obstetrician .
Live and act
Heinrich Peham studied medicine at the University of Vienna . As a student, he worked in forensic medicine under Eduard von Hofmann and in the Institute for Experimental Pathology under Richard Paltauf . In 1895 he received his doctorate in Vienna . He acquired knowledge of internal medicine from Hermann von Schrötter and surgery from Eduard Albert .
From 1898 Peham completed his specialist training in gynecology with Rudolf Chrobak . In 1904 he became a private lecturer in obstetrics and gynecology at the University of Vienna. After Chrobak's resignation, he temporarily headed the chair until Alfons von Rosthorn took office . Peham became associate professor in 1909 and in 1912 took over the management of the gynecological department of the Vienna General Polyclinic.
In 1918 Heinrich Peham was raised to the nobility as a knight of Bojernberg . In 1920 von Peham was appointed to the chair for gynecology and obstetrics at the I. University Women's Clinic in Vienna as the successor to Friedrich Schauta .
From 1923 to 1925 he was President of the German Society for Gynecology and Obstetrics and organized its congress in Vienna in 1925 . From 1927 to 1928 he was rector of the University of Vienna.
Heinrich von Peham died in Upper Austria in 1930 at the age of 59. The artist Jože Plečnik created the tomb in Vienna. In 1955 the Wiener Lagergasse was renamed Pehamgasse in honor of Peham.
Fonts (selection)
- Heinrich von Peham: Obstetrics then and now: Inauguration speech, given on November 9, 1927 A. Holzhausens Nachf., Vienna 1927
- Heinrich von Peham: The instrumental perforation of the pregnant uterus and its prevention. Julius Springer, Vienna 1926
- Heinrich von Peham, Isidor Alfred Amreich : Gynecological operation theory. S. Karger, Berlin 1930/1934
- Heinrich von Peham: The narrow basin; a study of the course of labor and the indications for surgical interventions. 1908
literature
- Ms. Kermauner: Heinrich Peham. Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Volume 142 (1930), ii-550, doi : 10.1007 / BF01978858
- Hans Ludwig , Walter Jonat : German Society for Gynecology and Obstetrics - From Program to Embassy. A short history (1886-2008) of the German Society of Gynecology and Obstetrics reviewing its 57 congresses. 2nd edition 2008. German Society for Gynecology and Obstetrics, ISBN 3-00-009676-0
- Heinrich Peham. In: Austrian Biographical Lexicon 1815–1950 (ÖBL). Volume 7, Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna 1978,ISBN 3-7001-0187-2, p. 390.
Web links
- Portrait of Heinrich Pehams Ritter von Bojernberg as rector in the archive of the University of Vienna
- Directory of the documents for the replacement of the position after the death of Pehams in the archive of the University of Vienna
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Peham, Heinrich von |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Peham, Heinrich Ritter von Bojernberg |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian gynecologist and obstetrician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 3, 1871 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Vienna |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 21, 1930 |
| Place of death | Hinterstoder |