Ludwig Külz (18 February 1875 - 1938) was a German colonial physician born in Borna. He was a twin brother to liberal politician Wilhelm Külz (1875-1948). Ludwig Külz earned his medical doctorate in 1899, and became a doctor with the German Imperial Navy. From 1902 until 1912 he was a colonial doctor in

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and

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, where he was tasked with dealing with the problem of

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. With ophthalmologist Alfred Leber (1881-1954), he was part of a mission to

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''(Medizinisch-demographischen Deutsch-Neuguinea-Expedition)'' in 1913–14. On this expedition was artist

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(1867-1956), who created

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paintings of New Guinea. In 1915 he was promoted to senior medical officer, soon afterwards becoming a naval chief physician (1916). His best-known publication is ''Tropenarzt im Afrikanischen Busch'', a book that involved Külz's experiences with tropical medicine in Africa.

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* ''This article is based on a translation of an article from the German Wikipedia.'' 1875 births 1938 deaths People from Borna People from the Kingdom of Saxony German military doctors German twins German tropical physicians {{Germany-med-bio-stub