Rudolph Zaunick
Rudolph Zaunick (born August 26, 1893 in Dresden , † November 13, 1967 in Pirna ) was a German historian of science.
Life
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Zaunick studied geology, biology and chemistry in Dresden and Leipzig. In 1918 he received his doctorate at the Albertus University in Königsberg , and in 1920 he passed the first state examination in Leipzig. Then he worked from 1921 to 1945 as a teacher, including at the Dresden Oberrealschule Johannstadt . He completed his habilitation in 1927, became a private lecturer at the Technical University in Dresden and in 1932 was elected to the German Academy of Natural Scientists Leopoldina . In November 1933 he signed the German professors' confession of Adolf Hitler . In 1934 Zaunick became a non-official professor in Dresden, where he gave lectures on the history of natural sciences .
From 1952, in addition to teaching at the Martin Luther University in Halle, he held guest lectures at the Medical Academy in Dresden . He made particular contributions to the edition of the work of Carl Gustav Carus and other biologists.
Zaunick was a full member of the Académie internationale d'histoire des sciences in Paris; 1963 Dr. med. H. c. the University of Halle-Wittenberg; 1965 member of the International Academy of the History of Medicine in London.
Publications (selection)
- The oldest German fish booklet from 1498 and its significance for later literature. Berlin 1916 (= archive for fishing history. Addition).
- The mad fishing lures in Europe from ancient times to modern times. In: Archives for Hydrobiology. Supplement volume 4, (Stuttgart) 1928, p. 664 ff.
literature
- Michael Kaasch: Zaunick, Rudolph . In: Who was who in the GDR? 5th edition. Volume 2. Ch. Links, Berlin 2010, ISBN 978-3-86153-561-4 .
- Friedrich Klemm : Rudolph Zaunick on his 70th birthday. In: Sudhoff's archive for the history of medicine and the natural sciences. Volume 47, Issue 3, (September) 1963, pp. 193-198.
Web links
- Literature by and about Rudolph Zaunick in the catalog of the German National Library
- Literature by and about Rudolph Zaunick in the bibliographic database WorldCat
Individual evidence
- ^ Rudolf Zaunick. In: JohannStadtArchiv. Retrieved December 6, 2012 .
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Zaunick, Rudolph |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Zaunick, Rudolph Otto |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German science historian |
DATE OF BIRTH | August 26, 1893 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Dresden |
DATE OF DEATH | November 13, 1967 |
Place of death | Pirna |