Rudolf Jonas (doctor)

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Rudolf Jonas (born March 31, 1909 in Vienna , † February 5, 1962 in Vienna) was an Austrian pediatrician , travel writer, co-founder and first chairman of the Austrian Himalayan Society.

biography

Rudolf Jonas, whose family from Moravia was of Czech origin, studied medicine at the University of Vienna between 1927 and 1933 . He received his training at the General Hospital of the City of Vienna , the Divine Savior Hospital and the Mautner Markhof Children's Hospital . In 1939 he became senior physician in the hospital of the city of Klosterneuburg and in 1946 primary in the surgical department at Mautner Markhof'schen Children's Hospital in Erdberg (Vienna) .

As a specialist in surgery, he also ran his own practice.

In 1945 he became a member of the Socialist Medical Association . In 1955 he was elected its chairman. He held this position until 1958 and then remained a member of the board.

As part of the Austrian Tourist Club , he was chairman of the Academic Mountain and Skiing Community section and, in this role, took part in preliminary discussions for the establishment of the Austrian Himalayan Society, the founder of which he is often referred to.

According to research conducted by him in 1935 Iceland expedition, in the first one crossing the Vatnajokull - Glacier succeeded, he was in 1938 as a physician member of a German expedition to the Garhwal Himalaya , led by Rudolf Schwarz Gruber .

In 1954 he was a member of the first expedition organized by the Austrian Himalayan Society in the dual function of expedition leader and doctor. The main objectives were to climb the Saipal and explore the access points to the Api and Nampa mountains .

Rudolf Jonas, who was buried in the Döblinger Friedhof on February 9, 1962 , was the father of a son and a daughter and the brother of Franz Jonas .

Austrian Dr. Rudolf Jonas Memorial Expedition 1971

The expedition of the Austrian Himalayan Society , which is under the patronage of Federal President Franz Jonas

  • Franz Huber as expedition leader,
  • Adolf Weissensteiner (deputy),
  • Horst Stych (expedition doctor),
  • Ronald E. Fear (guest from Tacoma, Washington, USA),
  • Helmut Drachsler,
  • Günther Gruber and
  • Adolf Huber

began in March 1971. As part of this expedition, the first ascent of Dhaulagiri II was achieved on May 18, 1971 .

bibliography

Rudolf Jonas processed his experiences in lectures, articles in specialist journals and books:

  • Trips in Iceland (1948)
  • In the Garden of the Divine Nanda: Mountain Rides in the Garhwal Himalaya (1948)
  • Cheerfulness, sun and the beautiful wide world: Young people from many different countries united in friendship on trips and adventures in Europe, Africa and Asia (1949)
  • In the main camp of the Austrian Himalayan expedition . In: Arbeiter-Zeitung . Vienna June 23, 1954, p. 5 ( Arbeiter-zeitung.at - the open online archive - digitized).
  • Ho, pasang! Austrian mountaineers in Western Nepal (1954)
  • With the doctor in the mountains. A medical guide for mountaineers and skiers (1956)

literature

  • W (alter) Steiner (Red.): The Austrian Himalaya Society. About their becoming and their activity . Austrian Himalaya Society, Vienna 1978.
  • Peter Sova (Red.): 30 years of the Austrian Himalaya Society . Austrian Himalaya Society (ed.), Vienna 1983.
  • Bruno Klausbruckner (Red.): ÖHG - Austrian Himalaya Society 1953–2011. About their becoming and their activity . Austrian Himalaya Society, Vienna 2011.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Sova: 30 years , p. 8.
  2. ↑ a b Thomas Szekeres (Red.): Prim. Dr. Rudolf Jonas… . In: analyze-online.at , edition 04/2012, accessed on September 28, 2012.
  3. ↑ a b Steiner: The Austrian Himalaya Society , p. 15.
  4. ↑ Thomas Szekeres (Red.): A look back IV (1955–1958). Doctors' demonstration and new board . In: analyze-online.at , edition 04/2012, accessed on September 28, 2012.
  5. ↑ Steiner: The Austrian Himalaya Society , p. 4.
  6. ↑ Primarius Dr. Rudolf Jonas buried . In: Arbeiter-Zeitung . Vienna February 10, 1962, p. 5 , top right ( berufer-zeitung.at - the open online archive - digitized).
  7. ↑ Steiner: The Austrian Himalaya Society , p. 26.
personal data
SURNAME Jonas, Rudolf
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Austrian doctor, mountaineer, author
DATE OF BIRTH March 31, 1909
PLACE OF BIRTH Vienna
DATE OF DEATH 5th February 1962
Place of death Vienna