Wolfgang Schneider (doctor)
Wolfgang Schneider (born July 8, 1932 in Mülheim an der Ruhr , † March 16, 2011 in Düsseldorf ) was a German physician.
Life
Wolfgang Schneider studied medicine at the universities in Tübingen , Bonn and Düsseldorf . In 1958 he received his doctorate in Bonn and completed training as a specialist in internal medicine at the Medical University Clinic in Cologne . After working as a senior physician at the Medical University Clinic and Polyclinic Homburg , he was appointed Scientific Councilor and Professor in 1971 .
On October 1, 1977 he became full professor for internal medicine at the University of Düsseldorf and at the same time director of the Clinic for Hematology , Oncology and Clinical Immunology at the University Hospital Düsseldorf . In 1997 he retired.
Schneider was considered an expert in hematological oncology . He was the founder of the "Leukemia League eV" initiative and was a board member and member of the honorary committee of the Rhenish-Westphalian Society for Internal Medicine.
Web links
- In memoriam of Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Schneider , website of the University Hospital Düsseldorf, March 16, 2011
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Schneider, Wolfgang |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German medic |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 8, 1932 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Mülheim an der Ruhr |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 16, 2011 |
| Place of death | Dusseldorf |