Helmut Wachter
Helmut Wachter (born September 3, 1929 in Landeck (Tyrol) , † January 21, 2012 in Innsbruck ) was an Austrian pharmacist and doctor. At the University of Innsbruck he was full professor of medicinal chemistry and biochemistry.
Life
Helmut Wachter completed his pharmacy studies in Innsbruck in 1954 and received his doctorate in 1956 at the Institute for Pharmaceutical Chemistry. In parallel to the subsequent partial course in medicine, he worked as a university assistant at the Institute for Chemistry and Biochemistry, which Wachter later took over and held for several periods. Since 1952 he was a member of the Corps Gothia .
One focus of his work was the identification of neopterin and, subsequently, its research as a diagnostic parameter. The determination of neopterin increased u. a. blood transfusion safety and has become a prognostic parameter in patients with HIV-1 infection. In 1966 he received the license to teach “Medicinal Chemistry” and “Biochemistry for Medicines” and was chairman of the overall study committee of the Austrian medical faculties. In the course of his life Wachter was able to show more than 700 scientific publications, his textbook "Chemistry for Medicine", written together with Arno Hausen, appeared in 6 editions. From 1986 to 1996, Wachter and Manfred P. Dierich headed the Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for AIDS Research at the University of Innsbruck . In 1994 he and his wife donated the Ilse and Helmut Wachter Prize to promote medical research for the common good of humanity.
Due to his services to the University of Innsbruck, the funeral service for Helmut Wachter took place in the University Church on Innrain in Innsbruck.
Honors
- Honorary Doctorate in Science from Aston University , Birmingham (1987)
- Fritz Pregl Medal of the Austrian Society for Analytical Chemistry (1992)
- Decoration of Honor of the State of Tyrol (1996)
- Tyrolean State Prize for Science (2000)
- Dr. med. hc from the Medical University of Innsbruck (2009)
- Austrian Cross of Honor for Science and Art, 1st class
Individual evidence
- ↑ Kösener Corpslisten 1996, 44/248
- ↑ Homepage of the Ilse & Helmut Wachter Foundation ( Memento of the original dated December 16, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ Obituary of the University of Innsbruck
- ↑ List of winners
- ↑ Explanations on the honorary day of the University of Innsbruck
- ↑ Tyrolean State Prize for Science - Prize Winners 1984 to 2014 ( Memento of the original from October 13, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . Retrieved October 14, 2015.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Wachter, Helmut |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian medic |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 3, 1929 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Landeck (Tyrol) |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 21, 2012 |
| Place of death | innsbruck |