Albert Dietrich (pathologist)

Albert Dietrich (* March 4 1873 in Schweidnitz, Province of Silesia; † September 1 1961 in Stuttgart) was a German pathologist.

Life

Albert Dietrich, a graduate in medicine, after years as an assistant and subsequent habilitation in pathology in 1906, received a professorship in pathology at the University of Tübingen. In 1916, he moved to the same professorship at the University of Cologne, until he returned to Tübingen in 1928 to take up the chair of pathology again. Additionally, he served as rector there in the academic years 1933 and 1934.^[1] Dietrich, editor of the Journal for Cancer Research from 1933 to 1944,^[2] chairman of the German Central Committee for Cancer Control and Cancer Research from 1951 to 1955,^[3] was honored in 1952 as one of the first doctors for his contributions to cancer research with the Paracelsus Medal.^[4]

Dietrich – who focused scientifically on pathological anatomy, experimental pathology, and microbiology – concentrated his work on the research of malignant tumors, infectious diseases, and thrombosis.

Dietrich was a member of the Burschenschaft Palatia Tübingen in the ADB,^[5] today known as the Old Turnerschaft Palatia Tübingen.^[6] In 1936, he was elected a member of the Leopoldina.

Literature

Michael Grüttner: Biographical Dictionary of National Socialist Science Policy, Heidelberg 2004, p. 13.
Brockhaus Encyclopedia, 21st Edition, Vol. 6, p. 810, October 2005; ISBN 3-7653-4141-X

References

^ Albert Dietrich In www.historische-kommission-muenchen-editionen.de
^ Albert Dietrich In Gerhard Domagk: Commemorative publication on the 80th birthday of Professor Dr. Albert Dietrich on March 4, 1953. In: Journal for Cancer Research, Volume 59, Number 1, 1953
^ In www.krebsgesellschaft.de
^ In www.bundesaerztekammer.de
^ Georg Schwartzer (Ed.): Address book of the General German Burschenbund. As of August 1, 1919, Max Schlutius, Magdeburg 1919, p. 38
^ Werner Kratsch: The Connection System in Tübingen: a Documentation in the Year of the University Anniversary 1977. Tübingen 1977, p. 72.

[1] Albert Dietrich In www.historische-kommission-muenchen-editionen.de

[2] Albert Dietrich In Gerhard Domagk: Commemorative publication on the 80th birthday of Professor Dr. Albert Dietrich on March 4, 1953. In: Journal for Cancer Research, Volume 59, Number 1, 1953

[3] In www.krebsgesellschaft.de

[4] In www.bundesaerztekammer.de

[5] Georg Schwartzer (Ed.): Address book of the General German Burschenbund. As of August 1, 1919, Max Schlutius, Magdeburg 1919, p. 38

[6] Werner Kratsch: The Connection System in Tübingen: a Documentation in the Year of the University Anniversary 1977. Tübingen 1977, p. 72.

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