Herbert J. Kaufmann
Herbert Josef Kaufmann (born June 10, 1924 in Frankfurt am Main , † April 15, 2010 in Berlin ) was a German radiologist .
Life
At the age of four, Kaufmann and his family moved to Basel . In Basel and Geneva he completed his studies and assistantship in the fields of internal medicine , anatomy and pediatric surgery . In 1951, he was with a thesis on The cecum mobile childhood doctorate . From 1952 to 1955 and in 1960/61 he was a businessman in Boston . In 1963 he completed his habilitation with a thesis on X-ray findings on the child's pelvis in congenital skeletal disorders and chromosomal aberrations . From 1965 to 1971 he headed the X-ray department of the University Children's Clinic in Basel, where he was appointed adjunct professor in 1970 .
In 1971 Herbert J. Kaufmann went to the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia as chief radiologist , and in 1977 he accepted a visiting professorship in Paris . In 1979 he was appointed professor at the Free University of Berlin , where, until his retirement in 1992, he headed the Department of Pediatric Radiology at the University Children's Clinic of the Kaiserin-Auguste-Viktoria-Haus at the Rudolf Virchow Hospital .
Kaufmann was one of the founding members of the European Society of Pediatric Radiology (ESPR) , of which he was President in 1966/67, and of the Society for Pediatric Radiology (GPR) .
Publications (selection)
- The first 30 years of the ESPR: the history of pediatric radiology in Europe. Berlin etc. 1993, ISBN 3-540-56541-8
- New Imaging Techniques in Pediatrics. Munich etc. 1990, ISBN 3-88603-357-0
- Contrast media in pediatric radiology. Basel etc. 1986, ISBN 3-8055-4439-1
- X-ray findings in the child's pelvis in congenital skeletal disorders and chromosomal aberrations. Stuttgart 1964
Web links
- Literature by and about Herbert J. Kaufmann in the catalog of the German National Library
- Portrait article for the 80th birthday with photos (PDF; 146 kB)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Homepage of the ESPR
- ↑ Kind und Radiologie, Issue 2/2004, p. 38 ( Memento from January 20, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) (PDF; 146 kB)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Kaufmann, Herbert J. |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Merchant, Herbert Josef |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German radiologist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 10, 1924 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Frankfurt am Main |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 15, 2010 |
| Place of death | Berlin |