Joachim Hahn (veterinarian)

Joachim Hahn (born December 11, 1924 in the Ostprignitz district (Brandenburg); † August 21, 2019 in Hanover ) was a German veterinarian, specialist in reproductive medicine and professor at the University of Veterinary Medicine Hanover .

Live and act

Joachim Hahn studied veterinary medicine at the Humboldt University in Berlin . After receiving his doctorate, he moved to the University of Veterinary Medicine in Hanover , where he completed his habilitation in 1966. After studying in the USA, he took over the management of the experimental reproductive biology department in Hanover and was appointed professor.

The focus of his scientific work was on research into the development and application of new biotechnological methods in reproductive medicine, which led to over 200 publications, 10 book chapters and 70 doctoral theses.

In 1992 Joachim Hahn retired, but founded the Joachim and Irene Hahn Foundation together with his wife Irene in order to continue to promote scientific work in the field of reproductive medicine at the Hanover University of Applied Sciences. Hahn died in Hanover in 2019.

Engagements

• 1974–1991 Spokesman for the German-speaking Embryo Transfer Working Group ( AET-d )
• 1983–1987 President of the German Society for the Study of Fertility and Sterility
• 1988–1990 Vice President of the European Empryotransfer Company
• since 1985 foreign member of the Russian Agricultural Academy in Moscow

Honors

• 1988 Hermann von Nathusius Medal of the German Society for Breeding Science
• Friedrich Müssemeier Medal from the Humboldt University
• Schunk Prize from the Justus Liebig University Giessen JLU
• Medal of Honor from the Christian Albrechts University Kiel
• Medal of Honor from the University of Brno, CSR
• Richard Götze Medal of the Association of German Cattle Breeders (ADR)
• Medal of Honor of Lower Saxony Cattle Production (RPN)
• Medal of Honor of the Association of Embryo Technology in Europe (AETE)
• Medal of Honor of the Embryo Transfer Working Group of German-speaking Countries
• Dr. Dr. hc Karl Eibl gold medal from the insemination club Neustadt an der Aisch (BVN)
• 2005 Lower Saxony Cross of Merit, 1st class
• 2013 Pioneer Award from the International Embryo Technology Society (IETS) in Champaign, Illinois, USA

Appreciation

Hahn influenced the introduction of embryo transfer and the associated techniques in cattle as breeding measures far beyond Germany's borders. He never failed to point out the basics of the economic, ethical and social requirements for embryo transfer.

literature

• Theophil Gerber: Personalities from agriculture and forestry, horticulture and veterinary medicine - Biographical Lexicon Agriculture. 4th ext. Ed., NORA Berlin 2014, p. 268.
• Burkhard Meinecke and Sabine Meinecke-Tillmann: Professor Dr. Joachim Hahn - 75 years. In: Reproduktionsmedizin, 16, 2000, p. 68.
• Recipient of the 2013 IETS Pioneer Award: Prof. Dr. Joachim Hahn. In: Reproduction, Fertility and Development, 2013, 25, XXIII-XXIV.
• Prof. Dr. med. vet. Joachim Hahn has passed away - an obituary by the Federal Association of Cattle and Pigs (BRS) dated August 29, 2019.
• Gerhard Greif, Martina Hoedemaker and Harald Sieme: Obituary for Univ.-Prof. a. D. Dr. med. vet. Joachim Hahn, Hanover. In: Züchtungskunde, 91, 2029, H. 6, 495–496.

Web links

• Appreciation from the Joachim and Irene Hahn Foundation
• Website of the German Society for Breeding Science (DGfZ)
• Videos by and about Joachim Hahn (veterinary surgeon) in the AV portal of the Technical Information Library

Individual evidence

1. ^ Obituary notice in the Hannoversche Allgemeine Zeitung for Prof. Dr. Joachim Hahn
2. ^ Winner of the Hermann von Nathusius Medal
3. ↑ Website of the Working Group on Embryo Transfer of German-Speaking Countries ( Memento of the original from June 25, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
4. ^ Cross of Merit for Prof. Joachim Hahn
5. ↑ Awards for Joachim Hahn