Karl Fellinger

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Karl Fellinger (born June 19, 1904 in Linz , † November 8, 2000 in Vienna ) was an Austrian physician. He was considered the doyen of clinical medicine in Austria.

Life

Fellinger's grave

Karl Fellinger graduated from the Academic Gymnasium in Linz and studied medicine at the University of Vienna a . a. with Anton Eiselsberg , Julius Tandler and Theodor Wagner-Jauregg . Since 1923 he was a member of the Catholic student association KaV Norica Vienna in the ÖCV . After receiving his doctorate in 1929, he worked as an intern and assistant doctor at the pathological-anatomical institute under Rudolf Maresch until 1931 . He then worked at the Second Medical University Clinic as an assistant doctor , then as an assistant . In 1937 Fellinger completed his habilitation in internal medicine with a thesis on hormone research. In the same year he became head of a department at Lainz Hospital .

In 1938, during the reign of National Socialism , Fellinger's license to teach was revoked for political reasons. In 1940 he was called up as a doctor for military service, he came to Poland and Russia and returned at the end of 1944.

After the war Fellinger took over the management of the medical department of the General Polyclinic Vienna until June 1946 . In 1946 Fellinger was appointed full professor at the Second Medical University Clinic in Vienna, which he headed until 1975. Under his leadership, a modern department for internal medicine was set up at the General Hospital , he supported the expansion of special facilities ( dialysis center , computer station, ...) and was involved in the planning of the new General Hospital .

Fellinger also helped to rebuild the Austrian Medical Association . From 1947 to 1992 he was President of the Supreme Medical Council . In 1950/51 he was dean of the medical faculty, 1964/65 he was rector of the University of Vienna and from 1970 to 1975 he was senator of the medical faculty.

As a scientist, he published about 300 scientific articles. Karl Fellinger owed a large part of his fame to the general public to the television series " Der gläserne Mensch ", which he designed for the ORF , in which from 1977 to 1979 he conveyed medical knowledge to the public in an exciting way. He wrote easily understandable articles on medical topics for various print media.

Karl Fellinger was one of the most internationally respected Austrian doctors in the 20th century. The Saudi Arabian King Abd al-Aziz ibn Saud , Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi , the Afghan King Zahir Shah , King Hassan II of Morocco , the Pakistani President Zia-ul-Haq , the ecumenical Patriarch Athenagoras I of Constantinople and the President from Sierra Leone , Siaka Stevens , were among his patients.

Karl Fellinger was married to the pianist and resistance fighter Barbara Fellinger (née Issakides). His grave of honor is in the Döblinger Friedhof (group 24, row 2, number 1) in Vienna.

The Fellinger infusion is named after him, an infusion with metamizole and cortisone to reduce pain in back disorders. After his death, a park in Vienna was named after Karl Fellinger and, on the initiative of his widow, the non-profit association “Fellinger Cancer Research” was founded.

Works (selection)

  • " Obesity " , 1939
  • "Clinical Advances" , 1950
  • "Textbook of Internal Medicine" , 2 volumes, 1952
  • "Doctor Between the Times" , 1984 (autobiography)
  • Paths to the future . In: Lainz - Pavilion V. Background and motifs of a criminal case . Ueberreuter, Vienna 1989, ISBN 3-8000-3339-9 , p. 123 ff .

Awards (selection)

Monument in Karl Fellinger Park

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Karl Fellinger Park. In: wien.gv.at . Retrieved June 29, 2019.
  2. ↑ a b List of all decorations awarded by the Federal President for services to the Republic of Austria from 1952 (PDF; 6.9 MB)
personal data
SURNAME Fellinger, Karl
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Austrian internist
DATE OF BIRTH June 19, 1904
PLACE OF BIRTH Linz
DATE OF DEATH November 8, 2000
Place of death Vienna