Henning Brandis (medical doctor)
Henning Brandis (born July 17, 1916 in Elberfeld , † November 16, 2004 in Bonn ) was a German microbiologist.
Career
Brandis was born the son of the Reich judge Bernhard Brandis ; his grandfather was the botanist and inspector general of the Indian Forestry Office (Sir) Dietrich Brandis . From 1936 to 1942 he studied medicine in Frankfurt am Main and Marburg. After receiving his doctorate, he served as a medical officer for the last three years of the war. In 1952 the habilitation followed.
From 1957 he was a full professor for hygiene at the University of Göttingen . In 1967 he accepted a call to the chair for medical microbiology and immunology at the University of Bonn . At the same time he was director of the university's institute of the same name. In 1974 he was elected a member of the Scholars Academy Leopoldina , in 1984 he was retired.
He was editor of the journal for immunity research and, with Hans Jürgen Otte, of the textbook Medical Microbiology founded by Heinz Reploh and Hans Jürgen Otte .
Honors
- 1976: Cross of Merit 1st Class of the Federal Republic of Germany
- 1985: Ferdinand Cohn Medal of the German Society for Hygiene and Microbiology
Web links
- Literature by and about Henning Brandis in the catalog of the German National Library
- Obituary for Prof. Dr. med. Henning Brandis at the Institute for Medical Microbiology, Immunology and Parasitology at the University of Bonn
Individual evidence
- ↑ Member entry of Henning Brandis at the German Academy of Natural Scientists Leopoldina , accessed on August 1, 2016.
- ^ Heinz Reploh, Hans Jürgen Otte: Textbook of Medical Microbiology. Edited by Henning Brandis and Hans Jürgen Otte. 5th, revised edition. Stuttgart / New York 1984.
- ↑ Ferdinand Cohn Medal - German Society for Hygiene and Microbiology eV ( Memento of the original from August 1, 2016 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.
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SURNAME | Brandis, Henning |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German microbiologist |
DATE OF BIRTH | July 17, 1916 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Elberfeld |
DATE OF DEATH | November 16, 2004 |
Place of death | Bonn |