Rudolf Wittenzellner

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Rudolf Wittenzellner (* 1921 in Munich ; † April 20, 1997 there ) was a German radiation protectionist and university professor.

Rudolf Wittenzellner studied medicine at the Ludwig Maximilians University in Munich , where he received his doctorate in medicine in 1951. In the following years as an assistant at the Ludwig Maximilians University, he dealt with the use of X-rays in medicine and was responsible for dealing with radioactive substances and training in radiation protection . In 1959 he was approached with the request to found a research facility in radiation protection, which in 1960 became the experimental and training facility for radiation protection in Neuherberg near Munich as part of the Society for Nuclear Research . In 1964 the Society for Radiation Research emerged, today's Helmholtz Center Munich . Rudolf Wittenzellner became their first scientific managing director together with Otto Hug , from 1964 he was scientific and technical managing director and remained so until his retirement in 1981. Under his leadership, the work area of ​​the research center was expanded to include topics of environmental influences on health . In the Society for Radiation Research he also headed the Institute for Radiation Protection until 1966; Felix Wachsmann succeeded him in this function .

In 1974 he received an honorary professorship for medical ecology and radiation protection at the Ludwig Maximilians University in Munich. In his retirement, he became a member of the United Nations Advisory Committee on Science and Technology for Development, now the Commission on Science and Technology for Development . Rudolf Wittenzellner was awarded two Japanese medals, the German Red Cross Decoration , the Bavarian Order of Merit and the Merit Prize of the International Academy of Environmental Safety .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d e f g h i Frederick Coulston, Werner Klein, Friedhelm Korte : In Memoriam Rudolf Wittenzellner (1921–1997) . In: Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety 38 (1), page 1, 1997. Academic Press.
  2. ↑ a b c History of the ISS ( Memento of the original from October 11, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . Website of the Institute for Radiation Protection at Helmholtz Zentrum München (accessed on October 11, 2016). @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.helmholtz-muenchen.de
  3. ^ Annual report 2010 of the Helmholtz Zentrum München (PDF file, accessed on October 11, 2016).
personal data
SURNAME Wittenzellner, Rudolf
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German radiation protectionist and university professor
DATE OF BIRTH 1921
PLACE OF BIRTH Munich , Germany
DATE OF DEATH April 20, 1997
Place of death Munich , Germany