Hanns von Meyenburg (actually ''Walter'' but called ''Hanns''; 6 June 1887, in

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– 6 November 1971) was a Swiss

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Biography

Hanns von Meyenburg was the son of Swiss sculptor Victor von Meyenburg (1834–1893)01384 Viktor von Meyenburg. Matrikeldatenbank.

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nobility Nobility is a social class found in many societies that have an aristocracy. It is normally ranked immediately below royalty. Nobility has often been an estate of the realm with many exclusive functions and characteristics. The character ...

. He was born in Dresden, where his father had lived since 1869, but returned to his parents' land of origin for his studies and his career. He did his habilitation in 1918 with

Otto Busse Otto Emil Franz Ulrich Busse (; December 6, 1867 – February 3, 1922) was a German pathologist. Busse was born in Gühlitz, Prignitz, Germany. He studied medicine at the University of Greifswald, and subsequently became an assistant to Paul ...

and became a professor in 1919 at the

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. From 1925 to 1953, he was professor at the

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. From 1932 to 1934, he was

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of the Faculty of Medicine, and from 1934 to 1936

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of the University of Zürich. The

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, in

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histopathology, in named after him. His daughter Gertrud Frisch-von Meyenburg was married from 1943 to 1960 with architect

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Selected works

* ''Der Schaffhauser Arzt und Postmeister Johann Jakob v. Meyenburg, 1665–1717, und seine Beziehungen zu den Grafen Montfort und Schönborn: ein Kulturbild nach Briefen.'' Verlag Schaffhauser Nachrichten, Schaffhausen 1960. * ''Die Schipf in Herrliberg: Chronik eines Landgutes am Zürichsee.'' Verlag Berichthaus, Zürich 1957. * ''Kurze Anleitung zur Vornahme von Sektionen.'' Zürich 1940. * ''Medizinstudium und Universität: Festrede des Rektors, gehalten an der 102. Stiftungsfeier der Universität Zürich am 29. April 1934.'' Zürich 1935. * ''Form und Funktion: Festrede des Rektors, gehalten an der 101. Stiftungsfeier der Universität Zürich am 28. April 1934.'' Orell Füssli, Zürich 1934. * ''Über die Cystenleber''. Fischer, Jena 1918. * ''Kasuistische Beiträge zur Frage der Arthritis deformans juvenilis idiopathica.'' Zürich 1914. (Dissertation)

Literature

* Erwin Uehlinger: ''In memoriam Hanns von Meyenburg''. In: ''Verhandlungen der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Pathologie''. 56. Tagung, 1972, S. 697–701.

References

External links

Whonamedit - Hans von Meyenburg

Hanns von Meyenburg
– University Hospital Zurich Pathology department. {{DEFAULTSORT:Meyenburg, Hanns Von Swiss pathologists 1887 births 1971 deaths