Josef von Halban

Josef von Halban (formerly: Blumenstock ; * October 10, 1870 in Vienna ; † April 23, 1937 in Vienna) was an Austrian physician from the Halban family . He was an anatomically and physiologically interested gynecologist of Jewish origin.

He was an assistant at the Schauta obstetric clinic for many years and then worked at the Pasteur Institute in Paris . In 1893 he became a private lecturer for obstetrics and gynecology in Vienna, he received his doctorate in 1894. In 1909 he became associate professor at the University of Vienna, from 1910 he was head of the gynecological department of the Wiedner Hospital .

Due to his achievements both in the scientific and in the educational field, he was raised to the hereditary Austrian nobility by imperial resolution of August 16, 1917.

Josef von Halban wrote various gynecological treatises, including above all the great handbook of the biology and pathology of women (Berlin 1924–1929, together with Ludwig Seitz ); besides z. B. also: ovary and menstruation (1901); Topography of the Female Uterus (1901, with Julius Tandler ); Gynecological surgery theory (1932).

He was married to the chamber singer Selma Kurz . The marriage resulted in two children, son George and daughter Dési von Halban-Kurz . She also became a singer and was her first marriage to the art dealer Jacques Goudstikker .

literature

Halban Josef von. In: Austrian Biographical Lexicon 1815–1950 (ÖBL). Volume 2, Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna 1959, p. 158.
Marlene Jantsch: Halban, Josef von. In: New German Biography (NDB). Volume 7, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 1966, ISBN 3-428-00188-5 , p. 530 f. ( Digitized version ).

Web links

Literature by and about Josef von Halban in the catalog of the German National Library

Individual evidence

↑ In 1890 he left Judaism. Anna L. Staudacher: "... announces the departure from the Mosaic faith". 18,000 exits from Judaism in Vienna, 1868–1914: names - sources - dates . Peter Lang, Frankfurt / M. u. a. 2009, ISBN 978-3-631-55832-4 , p. 68.
↑ Arno Kerschbaumer, Nobilitations under the reign of Emperor Karl I / IV. Károly király (1916-1921) , Graz 2016 ( ISBN 978-3-9504153-1-5 ), p. 103: Nobility for Dr. Josef Halban (formerly Blumenstock), primary physician and head of the gynecological department of the Wieden Hospital, due to the supreme decision of Emperor Karl I ( Villa Wartholz , August 16, 1917), diploma no longer issued before the end of the monarchy.

personal data
SURNAME	Halban, Josef von
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Austrian obstetrician and gynecologist
DATE OF BIRTH	October 10, 1870
PLACE OF BIRTH	Vienna
DATE OF DEATH	April 23, 1937
Place of death	Vienna

[1] In 1890 he left Judaism. Anna L. Staudacher: "... announces the departure from the Mosaic faith". 18,000 exits from Judaism in Vienna, 1868–1914: names - sources - dates . Peter Lang, Frankfurt / M. u. a. 2009, ISBN 978-3-631-55832-4 , p. 68.

[2] Arno Kerschbaumer, Nobilitations under the reign of Emperor Karl I / IV. Károly király (1916-1921) , Graz 2016 ( ISBN 978-3-9504153-1-5 ), p. 103: Nobility for Dr. Josef Halban (formerly Blumenstock), primary physician and head of the gynecological department of the Wieden Hospital, due to the supreme decision of Emperor Karl I ( Villa Wartholz , August 16, 1917), diploma no longer issued before the end of the monarchy.