Karl Dirnagl

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Karl Dirnagl (1990)

Karl Dirnagl (born October 31, 1917 in Munich , † April 16, 2004 in Riederau (Dießen am Ammersee) ) was a German physicist , balneologist and bioclimatologist.

Karl Dirnagl studied physics in Munich . In Riederau, at the American Bioclimatic Research Institute of Manfred Curry , he researched the effects of weather on humans, especially ozone . In 1950 he switched to the newly founded Institute for Balneology at the University of Munich as a research assistant, which he helped to found. Karl Dirnagl was one of the scientific pioneers in balneology and bioclimatology . Dirnagl researched for more than 60 years the mechanisms of action that underlie the influence of baths and the weather on the well-being and health of people. He did research on a variety of biophysical topics. and developed a number of measuring instruments and procedures. Most recently, he was Senior Academic Director at the Institute for Medical Balneology and Climatology. Shortly before his death in 2004 he published his autobiography, which also gives insights into the history of spa medicine .

Publications (selection)

  • Measurement methods for the study of biological effects of ground-level ozone. In: Journal of Hygiene and Infectious Diseases , 1948. doi : 10.1007 / BF02284891
  • With Hans-Rudolf Presch: Investigations into iodine absorption in the bath with the help of radioiodine . In: Klinische Wochenschrift , June 1953, Volume 31, Nos. 21-22, pp. 525-527. doi : 10.1007 / BF01477589
  • The foehn disease: mass suggestion or biometeorological problem? Abbottempo, Deutsche Abbott GmbH. Book 2 (1967), pp. 28-33.
  • With A. Schuh and H. Römmelt: To assess the air purity in health resorts . In: Heilbad & Kurort , 1985

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Kai Krüger: Manfred Curry (3): His dream ship a houseboat. In: Die Yacht Nr. 21, 1990, pp. 32-34.
  2. ^ Karl Dirnagl: An Instrument That Records the Oxidizing Effect of the Air. In: Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society . tape 30 , no. 6 , 1949, pp. 214-17 .
  3. ↑ Data on the institute's history. Website of the Association of Friends of the Institute for Medical Balneology and Climatology Ludwig Maximilians University Munich. Retrieved August 4, 2018.
  4. ↑ Influence of weather: human well-being. In: Der Spiegel No. 29, 1951, pp. 28–31.
  5. ^ Karl Dirnagl, Stefan Kamm: Experimental investigation of the effects of mud baths. In: Munch Med Wochenschr . tape 94 , no. 41 , 1949, pp. 2077-82 .
  6. ↑ Karl Dirnagl: Measurement methods for studying the biological effects of ground-level ozone. In: Z Hyg Infektionskr. tape 94 , no. 41 , 1948, pp. 676-83 .
  7. ^ Presidential Board of the Ludwig Maximilians University of Munich (ed.), Chronicle of the Ludwig Maximilians University of Munich 1984–1986 , Munich undated , ISBN 3-922480-04-7 , p. 146 ( digitized version )
  8. ^ Karl Dirnagl, Erlebte Bäderheilkunde - A physicist in search of the source spirits , Dießen, 2002, ISBN 3-922480-04-7 , ( digitized version )
personal data
SURNAME Dirnagl, Karl
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German balneologist, physicist and bioclimatologist
DATE OF BIRTH October 31, 1917
PLACE OF BIRTH Munich
DATE OF DEATH April 16, 2004
Place of death Riederau (Dießen am Ammersee)