Julius Wilhelm Ruer
Julius Wilhelm Ruer (born May 30, 1784 in Meschede , † December 17, 1864 in Hamm ) was a German general practitioner and psychiatrist.
Ruer came from a Jewish family. His father, Herz Israel Ruer, was already a doctor with the title Hofphysikus in Meschede. Ruer also studied medicine and was awarded a doctorate in 1806. med. PhD. In the following years he practiced in Neheim and from 1812 in Meschede . From 1813 he was the founding director of the Marsberg State Hospital , from which the Provincial Insane Asylum of Westphalia emerged in 1816. Ruer retired in 1850. He later headed private institutions in Düsseldorf and Hamm.
Ruer tried to improve public welfare for the mentally ill. Among other things, he focused on work therapy in workshops and agriculture. He was a member of a Paderborn Freemason Lodge .
He was instrumental in the publication of "Nasse's magazine for mental doctors". He also worked on the "Patriotic Papers for the Duchy of Westphalia ". Among other things, he wrote the “statistics of the insane province of Westphalia ”.
literature
- Ruer, Julius Wilhelm . In: German Biographical Encyclopedia . Volume 8, p. 616
Individual proof
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Ruer, Julius Wilhelm |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German general practitioner and psychiatrist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 30, 1784 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Meschede |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 17, 1864 |
| Place of death | Hamm |