Max Friedrich Adolph Hofmeier (28 January 1854 in

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on the island of

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– 3 April 1927) was a German

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. He studied medicine at the universities of

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and

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, obtaining his doctorate in 1876. As a student he was influenced by Alfred Hegar (1830–1914) and Hugo Pernice (1829–1901). Following graduation, he worked as an assistant in Greifswald, shortly afterwards relocating to

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as an assistant at the obstetrics clinic of

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(1838–1887). In 1887 he became a full professor of

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at the

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, followed by a directorship the following year at Würzburg as successor to Friedrich Wilhelm von Scanzoni (1821–1891) at the university ''Frauenklinik''.

Written works

Hofmeier was scientific editor of the twelfth edition of Carl Schroeder's ''Handbuch der Krankheiten der weiblichen Geschlechtsorgane'' (1898). The following are some of his principal works: * ''Die Myotomie'', 1884 –

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Surgical procedures and techniques {{Treatmen ...

. * ''Grundriss der gynäkologischen Operationen'' (1888, fourth edition 1905) – Outline of gynecological operations. * ''Handbuch der Frauenkrankheiten'', 1908 – Textbook of gynecological diseases.IDREF.fr
(bibliography)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Hofmeier, Max 1854 births 1927 deaths People from Vorpommern-Rügen People from the Province of Pomerania German gynaecologists Academic staff of the University of Giessen Academic staff of the University of Würzburg