Wilhelm Neumann (toxicologist)
Wilhelm Albert Ernst Neumann (born February 11, 1898 in Berlin , † April 15, 1965 in Würzburg ) was a German doctor and toxicologist .
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In 1916 the merchant's son Neumann had to finish school with a high school diploma and was then a soldier until 1919. He then studied chemistry at the Friedrich Wilhelm University in Berlin and graduated with a doctorate to become a Dr. phil. from. In 1924 he went as a private assistant to Ferdinand Flury at the Pharmacological Institute of the University of Würzburg , to which he would remain lifelong. In addition to working on cardiac glycosides , he also conducted research in the field of toxicology and chemical weapons . At the same time he pursued a degree in human medicine, which he completed in 1934 with the acquisition of a doctorate. Neumann was promoted to professor in 1942 through an assistant and curator position.
In 1933 the former soldier Neumann joined the Stahlhelm , and in the following year he became a member of the SA and other sub-organizations of the NSDAP , of which he could not become a member until 1937 after the admission ban. In the same year he became a military doctor in the reserve and spent the Second World War as an advisory Wehrmacht doctor. As a “ fellow traveler ” he was removed from civil service after the war, but came back to Würzburg University in 1948, where he was appointed professor at the chair for pharmacology and toxicology in 1949 . In 1954/55 he was dean of the university and from 1955 to 1965 he chaired a commission for the examination of harmful industrial toxins. From 1960 Neumann was chairman of the German Pharmacological Society .
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Neumann's research on warfare agents is to be understood above all in the context of his assistant position at the institute at the time. His work on animal poisons took up a far more significant part of his research and later teaching work. Another focus of Neumann's work was risk assessment with regard to chemical agents. After the war he was an important protagonist in the development of limit values for dangerous chemicals.
literature
- Stefanie Kalb: Wilhelm Neumann: life and work with special consideration of its role in warfare agent research. University of Würzburg , Diss. Med. 2005 (as Mkr. Dr.)
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|---|---|
| SURNAME | Neumann, Wilhelm |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Neumann, Wilhelm Albert Ernst |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German toxicologist and doctor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 11, 1898 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Berlin |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 15, 1965 |
| Place of death | Wurzburg |