Paul Schober
Paul Schober (born March 11, 1865 in Stuttgart , † August 22, 1943 ) was a German doctor and rheumatologist ; The Schober symbol is named after him, a test to determine the mobility of the lumbar spine.
Life
Paul Schober studied medicine in Tübingen, Berlin and Strasbourg and passed his state examination in Strasbourg in 1890. He then worked as a doctor in various places in southern Germany, including a few months as a ship's doctor for the German East Africa Line. In 1896 he passed the French state examination and then settled in Paris. In 1914 Schober left Paris and became a medical officer in Stuttgart as well as the medical supervisor of a French prisoner of war camp. From 1916 to 1933 he was a state spa doctor and chairman of the state spa administration in Wildbad. He described the Schober test , which is still associated with his name, for the first time in 1937 in an article in the Münchner Medizinische Wochenschrift .
Works
- Medical dictionary of the German and French languages. Stuttgart 1908.
- Wildbad and its healing springs: for spa guests, doctors and friends of nature. Stuttgart 1920.
- Clinic of Chronic Rheumatism. A book for practice. Stuttgart 1933.
- Lumbar spine and lower back pain. In: Münchner Medizinische Wochenschrift. 9, 1937, pp. 336-338. ISSN 0027-2973
literature
- W. Keitel: A man with his own views - Paul Schober (1865-1943) . In: Journal of Rheumatology . 2, 2007, pp. 157-162. ISSN 0340-1855 ( springerlink.com )
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Schober, Paul |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German rheumatologist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 11, 1865 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Stuttgart |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 22, 1943 |
| Place of death | Stuttgart |