Hugo Bach (physician)
Max Hugo Bach , ( pseudonym : Hugo Grana ; born September 22, 1859 in Krössuln , † August 12, 1940 in Dresden-Bad Weißer Hirsch ) was a German spa doctor and playwright .
Life
Hugo Bach was born on September 22, 1859 in Krössuln as the son of the landowner and mill owner Adolf Bach (1816–1878) and Henriette Eleonore (1821–1889) born Beyer. Bach first completed a degree in medicine at the Universities of Freiburg , Marburg and Breslau . In Freiburg he joined the Corps Rhenania Freiburg .
As a result, Bach first headed a doctor's practice in Hohenstein-Ernstthal from 1886 , then in Bad Elster , where he also worked as a spa doctor for decades . In the meantime he worked at the Universities of Freiburg and Jena . In 1917 Hugo Bach was appointed to the secret medical council.
The further development of the Kromeyer's mercury vapor quartz lamp , a device with a ring-shaped quartz burner and a hemispherical reflector made of aluminum, which he called the artificial sunlamp , is based on Bach's research . In addition, he expanded the indication of ultraviolet therapy from local treatment to general treatment. In addition, Bach dealt with the dowsing rod problem and emerged as the author of several comedies under the pseudonym Hugo Grana .
Hugo Bach was married twice. He was the father of a daughter and two sons from his first marriage and a daughter from his second marriage. Bach died on August 12, 1940 at the age of 81 in Dresden.
Fonts
- The effect of ultraviolet quartz lamp light on blood pressure, with comments on its therapeutic use in general diseases. In: German Medical Weekly. Vol. 37, Issue 9, 1911, ISSN 0012-0472 , pp. 401-404.
- Instructions and indications for irradiation with the quartz lamp "Artificial Ceiling Sun". Kabitzsch, Würzburg 1914 (numerous editions).
literature
- Robert Herrlinger : Bach, Hugo. In: New German Biography (NDB). Volume 1, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 1953, ISBN 3-428-00182-6 , p. 492 ( digitized version ).
- Obituary , In: Münchner Abendblatt from January 18, 1941
Web links
- Bach, Hugo ( Memento from June 18, 2014 in the Internet Archive ), Personen-wiki.slub-dresden.de
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Bach, Hugo |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Grana, Hugo |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German spa doctor and playwright |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 22, 1859 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Krössuln near Teuchern |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 12, 1940 |
| Place of death | Dresden-Bad White Deer |