Mieczyslaw Minkowski
Mieczyslaw Minkowski (* 15. April 1884 in Warsaw , † 20 July 1972 in Zurich ) was a in Switzerland acting Polish -schweizerischer neurologist .
Life
Mieczyslaw Minkowski was born in Poland as the son of a Jewish businessman. He completed his medical studies at the universities of Warsaw , Munich and Wroclaw , where he obtained his doctorate in 1907 . This was followed by various training stations.
In 1911 he moved to Zurich, where he later also received Swiss citizenship , and there became an assistant doctor to Constantin von Monakow . After initially working as a private lecturer from 1913, he became adjunct professor in 1926 and, from 1928 to 1954, associate professor of neurology and director of the Neurological University Polyclinic and the Institute of Brain Anatomy at the University of Zurich . In 1932 he was elected a member of the Leopoldina . From 1943 to 1946 he was President and in 1949 Honorary President of the Swiss Neurological Society. From 1925 he was also President of the Jewish Association in Zurich .
Major works
- On the current state of the doctrine of reflexes , 1925 (French 1927)
- The Polyclinic for Nervous Disorders and the Brain Anatomical Institute , 1951
Web links
- Kazimierz Karbowski: Minkowski, Mieczyslaw. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Member entry of Mieczyslaw Minkowski at the German Academy of Natural Scientists Leopoldina , accessed on December 31, 2016.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Minkowski, Mieczyslaw |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Minkowski, Mieczysław (Polish) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Polish-Swiss neurologist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 15, 1884 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Warsaw |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 20, 1972 |
| Place of death | Zurich |