Theo Schwonzen

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Theodor "Theo" Schwonzen (born October 22, 1920 , † September 20, 2014 ) was a German physician.

Life

In 1953 he became chief physician of the internal department and radiology of the Eifelklinik St. Brigida , a hospital sponsored by the Cellitinnen zur St. Elisabeth (until 1997). As a 33-year-old doctor, he was the youngest chief physician in a North Rhine-Westphalian hospital. From 1977 until his retirement in 1987 he was also the medical director of the hospital. He was significantly involved in the development of the Simmerath Hospital and the medical care of the Monschau district. He taught for many years at the nursing school of the Eifelklinik. He was chairman of the Aachen-Land district office of the North Rhine Medical Association and was particularly committed to continuing medical education.

Schwonzen was a founding member of the Catholic Medical Association in Germany (KÄAD) . From 1992 to 2005 he was a member of the board and was significantly involved in the organization of the association. Schwonzen was President of Medicus Mundi International , an international health cooperation organization, for ten years . He was a member of the German Society for Internal Medicine .

In 1971 he was appointed Knight of the Order of the Knights of the Holy Sepulcher in Jerusalem by Cardinal Grand Master Eugène Cardinal Tisserant and invested in the Konstanz Minster on May 15, 1971 by Lorenz Cardinal Jaeger , Grand Prior of the German Lieutenancy . He was an officer of the order. He was involved in numerous social projects in the Holy Land .

He was married to Ena geb. Wulf (1927-2012).

honors and awards

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Individual evidence

  1. ^ Obituary notice Theo Schwonzen , Aachener Zeitung , October 4, 2014
  2. ↑ Obituary Dr. med. Theo Schwonzen , Aachener Zeitung , November 1, 2014
  3. ↑ Peter Stollwerk: 100 Years Eifelklinik St. Brigida: Looking ahead , Aachener Zeitung , October 24, 2010
  4. ↑ a b c North Rhine Medical Association: Personalia , Theinisches Ärzteblatt, 6/2002
  5. ↑ a b Certificate of Honor for Dr. Theo Schwonzen , Aachener Zeitung , October 4, 2014
  6. ^ Obituary notice Ena Schwonzen , Aachener Zeitung , October 24, 2010
  7. ↑ 2002: Euro, National Park and Mobile Telephony. Review of the headlines of the year , Aachener Zeitung , December 29, 2002
personal data
SURNAME Schwonzen, Theo
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Schwonzen, Theodor (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German medic
DATE OF BIRTH October 22, 1920
DATE OF DEATH 20th September 2014