Theodor Brugsch
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Theodor Brugsch was a German internist born in Graz
. He became an associate professor in 1910, and practiced medicine at the Charité
Hospital in Berlin
prior to, and after World War I
. In 1917-19 he served with distinction as a physician with the 9th Army in Romania
.
From 1927 to 1935 he was a professor at the University of Halle. In 1935 Brugsch resigned from the university due to the political climate in 1930s Germany, and opened a private practice in Berlin. After World War II
, he returned to the Charité, where he remained for the remainder of his career. His father, Heinrich Karl Brugsch
(1827-1894) was a well-known Egyptologist.
With Friedrich Kraus
he published a 19-volume medical textbook titled Spezielle Pathologie und Therapie (1919-1929), and with Friedrich H. Lewy he published Die Biologie der Person (1926-1930). He was the 1954 recipient of the Goethe Prize
, and in 1978 was depicted on the 25-pfennig
postage stamp by the East German government.
Graz
The more recent population figures do not give the whole picture as only people with principal residence status are counted and people with secondary residence status are not. Most of the people with secondary residence status in Graz are students...
. He became an associate professor in 1910, and practiced medicine at the Charité
Charité
The Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin is the medical school for both the Humboldt University and the Free University of Berlin. After the merger with their fourth campus in 2003, the Charité is one of the largest university hospitals in Europe....
Hospital in Berlin
Berlin
Berlin is the capital city of Germany and is one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.45 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union...
prior to, and after World War I
World War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
. In 1917-19 he served with distinction as a physician with the 9th Army in Romania
Romania
Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...
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From 1927 to 1935 he was a professor at the University of Halle. In 1935 Brugsch resigned from the university due to the political climate in 1930s Germany, and opened a private practice in Berlin. After World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
, he returned to the Charité, where he remained for the remainder of his career. His father, Heinrich Karl Brugsch
Heinrich Karl Brugsch
Heinrich Karl Brugsch was a German Egyptologist, born in Berlin. He was associated with Auguste Mariette in his excavations at Memphis...
(1827-1894) was a well-known Egyptologist.
With Friedrich Kraus
Friedrich Kraus
Friedrich Kraus was a Jewish Austrian internist. He is remembered for his achievements in the field of electrocardiography and his work in colloid chemistry.- Academic career :...
he published a 19-volume medical textbook titled Spezielle Pathologie und Therapie (1919-1929), and with Friedrich H. Lewy he published Die Biologie der Person (1926-1930). He was the 1954 recipient of the Goethe Prize
Goethe Prize
The Goethe Prize of Frankfurt-am-Main is a German literary award of high prestige named after Johann Wolfgang Goethe. It was initially an annual award, but became triennial...
, and in 1978 was depicted on the 25-pfennig
Pfennig
The Pfennig , plural Pfennige, is an old German coin or note, which existed from the 9th century until the introduction of the euro in 2002....
postage stamp by the East German government.
Associated eponym
- Brugsch's syndrome: a multi-symptom disorder that is similar to Touraine-Solente-Golé syndrome without acromegalyAcromegalyAcromegaly is a syndrome that results when the anterior pituitary gland produces excess growth hormone after epiphyseal plate closure at puberty...
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Selected written works
- Lehrbuch klinischer Untersuchungsmethoden, (with Alfred Schittenhelm) Berlin and Vienna, 1908; 6th edition, (1923).
- Der Nukleinstoffwechsel und seine Störungen, Jena, (1910).
- Diätetik innerer Erkrankungen Berlin, 1911; 2nd edition, 1919 as: Lehrbuch der Diätetik des Gesunden und Kranken.
- Technik der speziellen klinischen Untersuchungsmethoden, (With Alfred Schittenhelm) Berlin and Vienna, 1914; 2nd edition 1923-1929 as: Klinische Laboratoriumstechnik.
- Allgemeine Prognostik, Berlin and Vienna, 1918; 2nd edition, (1922).
- Lehrbuch der Herz- und Gafässerkrankungen, Berlin, (1929).
- Lehrbuch der inneren Medizin, 2 volumes; Berlin and Vienna, (1931).
- Arzt seit fünf Jahrzehnten Several editions, (1953-1959).