Rudolf Bucher (doctor)

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Rudolf Bucher (born February 22, 1899 in Lucerne ; † March 17, 1971 there , Catholic , resident in Lucerne) was a Swiss doctor and politician (LdU) .

biography

Rudolf Bucher was born on February 22nd, 1899 in Lucerne as the son of the doctor Josef Bucher. The graduate of the Cantonal School of Lucerne began studying medicine at the universities of Zurich , Berlin and Basel until 1925 , which he completed in 1931 with the academic degree of Dr. med. graduated in Bern.

As a result, Bucher worked from 1930 to 1938 as the head physician in the scientific department of the Surgical University Clinic in Basel. He then ran a doctor's practice in Zurich . To this end, after his habilitation in 1937, he worked from 1938 as a private lecturer for surgical experimental research at the University of Basel.

Rudolf Bucher, who was married twice, died on March 17, 1971, four weeks after he had turned 72 in Lucerne.

Act

Rudolf Bucher developed a great deal of research in the field of whole blood and blood plasma transfusions . In 1941 he was appointed head of the blood donation service in the Swiss Army . Out of medical interest, Bucher took part in the "Voluntary Swiss Doctors Mission" on the Eastern Front , which was controversial in terms of neutrality policy between 1941 and 1942 . There he witnessed the shooting of 62 Russian hostages by the Germans and learned about the mass extermination of the Jews and the conditions in the concentration camps . The authorities then obstructed his efforts to inform the Swiss public about what was happening on the Eastern Front. It was only in 1967 that he presented the comprehensive report "Between betrayal and humanity. Experiences of a Swiss doctor on the German-Russian front 1941/42" .

In addition, Bucher's commitment was to rescue services . In 1952 he co-founded the Swiss Air Rescue Service (Rega) .

Other works (selection)

  • The solubility of muscle proteins after adrenalectomy and hypophysectomy, 1941
  • Experimental contribution to the question of the use of universal donor blood, 1942
  • Flying, rescuing, helping: Becoming, building and proving the Swiss Air Rescue from the pioneers of alpine flight until 1959, 1961
  • Drowning and Resuscitation Issues: For Doctors, Students, and Educated Lay Rescuers, 1964
  • Lifeguarding as a Competition: Serious Games in the Service of Saving Life , 1965

Political functions

Rudolf Bucher, member of the Landesring der Independentigen (LdU), represented his party in the Zurich Cantonal Council and the National Council from 1947 to 1950 .

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SURNAME Bucher, Rudolf
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Swiss doctor and politician (LdU)
DATE OF BIRTH February 22, 1899
PLACE OF BIRTH Lucerne
DATE OF DEATH 17th March 1971
Place of death Lucerne