Heinz S. Fuchs
Heinz S. Fuchs (born September 12, 1917 in Plauen ; † March 12, 2008 in Bad Godesberg ) was a German doctor and general staff doctor in the Bundeswehr . He was a specialist in internal diseases and lung diseases, occupational medicine, sports medicine and aviation medicine.
Live and act
Fuchs studied as Air Force member of the Military Medical Academy at the Humboldt University of Berlin and the University of Vienna , served in World War II as a flight surgeon and as Chief Medical Officer and fell in the war in captivity.
After returning from captivity in 1946, he was chief physician at a tuberculosis hospital and joined the Bundeswehr in 1958 . In 1968 he was promoted to general physician in connection with the transfer to the post as head of the Air Force Medical Service Inspection in the General Air Force Office . In October 1970, the office was reclassified as General Doctor Medical Service of the Air Force (today General Doctor of the Air Force ). In his last employment from 1972 until his retirement in 1977 he was head of the Bundeswehr Medical Office with the rank of general staff doctor .
From 1974 to 1978 he was President of the German Aerospace Society , of which he had been an honorary member since September 19, 2003. He was also an honorary professor at the University of Giessen until 1983 . He was a fellow of the American Astronautical Society , an honorary member of the Académie de l'Air et de l'Espace and numerous similar international associations.
Fuchs published well over 100 specialist articles.
Awards
Fuchs has received several awards for his services in World War II, is an honorary aviator doctor for various international air forces and has also received several national and international awards for his services, including:
- Great Cross of Merit of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany (1973)
- Officer's Cross of the Legion of Merit
- Medaille d'Honneur (Medal of Honor) du Service de Santé de l ' Armée de l'air
- Grand Officer of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic
- Hubertus Strughold Award from the Space Medicine Branch of the Aerospace Medical Association
Individual evidence
- ↑ Tasks / Organization ( page can no longer be accessed , 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. , Federal Archives.
- ↑ Hartmut Siebertz : General Staff Doctor a. D. Prof. Dr. Heinz S. Fuchs is 90 years old , Wehrmedizinische Monatsschrift 51, issue 11/2007, p. 348.
- ↑ Hans Pongratz: Mitteilungen 2/2004 - Award of honorary membership of the DGLRM to Professor Fuchs (PDF; 4.2 MB), DGLR - Lilienthal-Oberth eV
- ^ AAS Fellows 1954-2007 , American Astronautical Society.
- ^ Fuchs Heinz S. ( Memento of October 14, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) (French), Académie de l'Air et de l'Espace.
- ↑ Announcements 4/2006 - Personalia (PDF; 459 kB), DGLR - Lilienthal-Oberth eV
- ↑ Announcement of awards of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany. In: Federal Gazette . Vol. 25, No. 190, October 9, 1973.
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Hans-Georg Stemann |
Head of the Bundeswehr Medical Service 1972–1977 |
Hubertus Grunhofer |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Fuchs, Heinz S. |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German doctor and military doctor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 12, 1917 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Plauen |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 12, 2008 |
| Place of death | bad Godesberg |