Hermann Ruer

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Hermann Ruer (born January 19, 1828 in Meschede ; † August 2, 1890 ) was a German general practitioner and practiced in Meschede, Ramsbeck and Münster .

Live and act

Hermann Ruer came from a Jewish family of doctors. The father David Ruer was a general practitioner in Meschede. Julius Wilhelm Ruer , the father's brother, was the founding director of the Marsberg State Hospital , from which the Provincial Insane Asylum of Westphalia emerged in 1816. Hermann Ruer also studied medicine and received his doctorate from the University of Berlin in 1851. med. Then, from 1852, he practiced in Meschede and from 1854 in Ramsbeck.

In 1854 a hospital was built in Ramsbeck. 5 Sisters of the Order of the Sisters of Mercy of St. Karl Borromeo took over the nursing. Ruer took over the management of this hospital as miners' surgeon. Shortly after opening, this hospital was already occupied with 70 to 100 patients. The achievements of the doctors were recognized by the mine management: "... of the two tireless doctors Ruer (junior) and Voss, the former showing a brilliant ability in his field, and both proving themselves to be solid doctors"

In 1856, at the end of the mining boom, the hospital was closed again. The sisters moved back to their mother house in Nancy and Trier , respectively , and the inventory and furniture were sold. The building itself was still used for residential purposes. Ruer continued to practice in Ramsbeck. The fate of his family, four children died of childhood diseases that can now be cured, touched patients and friends. After 1871 the Ruer family moved to Münster.

family

On February 14, 1861, he married Bertha Aronstein, * 1835 in Telgte . The following children were born from the marriage:

  1. Hermann Ruer, born April 7, 1864 in Ramsbeck, † March 16, 1866 in Ramsbeck
  2. Rudolf Ruer , born September 30, 1865 in Ramsbeck, † August 1, 1938 in Aachen
  3. Franciska Ruer, born January 6, 1867 in Ramsbeck, † June 6, 1867 in Ramsbeck
  4. Julius Ruer, born February 17, 1868 in Ramsbeck, † February 14, 1871 in Ramsbeck
  5. Frederike Ruer, born January 19, 1870 in Münster, † February 23, 1871 in Ramsbeck
  6. Frieda Ruer, born August 6, 1871 in Münster
  7. Otto Ruer , born January 5, 1879 in Münster, † July 29, 1933 in Berlin

Works

  • De ancyloribus: dissertatio inaugrualis mecica , (dissertation), Berlin 1851

literature

  • Alfred Bruns: The Jews in the old district of Meschede 1814 - 1874, The Schmallenberg Jews 1934 - 1943 , ISBN 3-923448-41-4 .
  • Alfred Bruns: Jews in the Duchy of Westphalia, documentation of the central sources , ISBN 3-930271-13-3 .
  • Erika Richter: The Ruers An old Jewish family of doctors from Meschede in: Yearbook Hochsauerlandkreis 1996 , page 92, ISBN 3-86133-141-1 .
  • Hanneli Kaiser-Löffler, Ottilie Knepper-Babilon, Wilfried Oertel, Erika Richter: Jewish families in Meschede , Meschede 1997, ISBN 3-930264-16-1 .
  • Hochsauerlandkreis Der Oberkreiskirektor (Hrsg.): Jüdisches Leben im Hochsauerland , Meschede 1994, ISBN 3-930271-18-4 .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ L172 Ruer, Hermann Dr. Muenster Jewish Cemetery , accessed on November 11, 2018 .
  2. ^ Official gazettes of the Royal Government of Arnsberg, 1852, 2nd part, supplement, p. 393
  3. ^ Official Journal of the Royal Government of Arnsberg, 1854, 10th issue, p. 94
  4. ↑ von Beust, The Actien-Gesellschaft für Bergbau, Lead- und Zink-Fabrikation zu Stolberg and in Westphalia the Ramsbeck department in 1854-55 , Soest 1855, page 14
  5. ^ Karl-Heinz Förster: The pharmacy in the former Duchy of Westphalia , Meschede 1993, ISBN 3-925680-19-5 , page 170, 173
  6. ↑ Josef Hollmann: Ramsbeck Pictures from the Life of a Sauerland Parish 1761 - 1961 , Ramsbeck 1961, Pages 62–63
  7. ^ Gertrud Savelsberg, Julius and Emilie Cramer letters 1858-1893 , Kiel 1977, pages 106, 110 and 112
  8. ^ Wilhelm Ermann: Directory of the Berlin University Writings 1810-1885 , No. 4460
personal data
SURNAME Ruer, Hermann
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Ruer, Armin.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German general practitioner
DATE OF BIRTH January 19, 1828
PLACE OF BIRTH Meschede
DATE OF DEATH August 2, 1890
Place of death uncertain: Münster