Robert Doerr

Robert Doerr (born November 1, 1871 in Técsö ; † January 6, 1952 in Basel ) was a Swiss physician of Austro-Hungarian origin.

Life

Grave in the Hörnli cemetery , Riehen, Basel-Stadt

Robert Doerr was born on November 1, 1871 in Técsö as the son of Moritz Doerr from Vienna and Dujardin, who was born in Mina. Doerr began studying medicine in Vienna , which he finished with a doctorate in 1897 . As a result, Robert Doerr worked as a military doctor in Bosnia , most recently in the position of senior staff doctor .

In 1909 habilitated Doerr off in 1912 as the University of Vienna, where he Associate Professor of General and Experimental Pathology taught. In 1919 he accepted a call as full professor for hygiene and microbiology and director of the Hygiene Institute at the University of Basel . Robert Doerr held these positions until 1943.

In addition, Robert Doerr acted as co-editor of the "Handbuch der Virusforschung" from 1938 , from 1939 as editor of the first virological journal "Archive for the entire virus research" and from 1947 as editor of the series "Immunity Research - Results and Problems in Individual Representations" .

The microbiologist and immunologist Robert Doerr wrote, among other works on Pappataci fever , dengue fever , herpes , avian influenza , allergies and anaphylaxis .

Robert Doerr married Bertha Marie in 1924, the daughter of Johannes Herzog from Basel. He died on January 6, 1952, two months after he had turned 80 in Basel.

Honors

In 1932 he was accepted into the German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina .
In 1933 Robert Doerr was honored with the award of the Marcel Benoist Prize .

literature

Wilhelm Katner: Doerr, Robert. In: New German Biography (NDB). Volume 4, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 1959, ISBN 3-428-00185-0 , p. 36 f. ( Digitized version ).
Jean Lindenmann : Doerr, Robert. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
Martin Stuber, Sabine Kraut: The Marcel Benoist Prize 1920-1995, 1995

Web links

Literature by and about Robert Doerr in the catalog of the German National Library

Individual evidence

^ Member entry by Robert Dörr at the German Academy of Natural Scientists Leopoldina , accessed on November 20, 2016.

personal data
SURNAME	Doerr, Robert
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Austrian-Swiss physician
DATE OF BIRTH	November 1, 1871
PLACE OF BIRTH	Técsö
DATE OF DEATH	January 6, 1952
Place of death	Basel

[1] Member entry by Robert Dörr at the German Academy of Natural Scientists Leopoldina , accessed on November 20, 2016.