Franz Penzoldt
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Franz Penzoldt was a German internist and pharmacologist born in Crispendorf
, Thuringia
. He was the father of writer Ernst Penzoldt
(1892–1955).
He studied medicine in Tübingen
and Jena
, where he was a student of Wilhelm Olivier Leube
(1842–1922). From 1874 until his retirement in 1920, he worked at the University of Erlangen. In 1875 he obtained his habilitation at Erlangen, where he later became a professor of internal medicine
and pharmacology
. In 1903 he was appointed director of the medical clinic.
He was the author of the popular Lehrbuch der klinischen Arzneibehandlung für Studierende und Ärzte (Textbook of Clinical Pharmaceutical Treatment for Students and Physicians), which was published over numerous editions. With Roderich Stintzing (1854–1933), he published Handbuch der gesamten Therapie. Today the "Franz-Penzoldt-Zentrum" at the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg is named in his honor. This facility is the center for experimental medical research at the university.
Crispendorf
Crispendorf is a municipality in the district Saale-Orla-Kreis, in Thuringia, Germany....
, Thuringia
Thuringia
The Free State of Thuringia is a state of Germany, located in the central part of the country.It has an area of and 2.29 million inhabitants, making it the sixth smallest by area and the fifth smallest by population of Germany's sixteen states....
. He was the father of writer Ernst Penzoldt
Ernst Penzoldt
Ernst Penzoldt is a German author, sculptor and painter.Penzoldt was born in Erlangen. He had three older brothers. His father Franz Penzoldt was a German professor in medicine. Since 1912 he studied sculpture in Weimar by German sculpture professor Albin Egger-Lienz. In Weimar he met his friend...
(1892–1955).
He studied medicine in Tübingen
Tübingen
Tübingen is a traditional university town in central Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is situated south of the state capital, Stuttgart, on a ridge between the Neckar and Ammer rivers.-Geography:...
and Jena
Jena
Jena is a university city in central Germany on the river Saale. It has a population of approx. 103,000 and is the second largest city in the federal state of Thuringia, after Erfurt.-History:Jena was first mentioned in an 1182 document...
, where he was a student of Wilhelm Olivier Leube
Wilhelm Olivier Leube
Wilhelm Olivier Leube was a German internist who was a native of Ulm.He studied medicine in Tübingen, Zurich, Berlin and Munich, and from 1868 worked as an assistant at the medical clinic in Erlangen. In 1872 he became a professor of pathology and special therapy, as well as director of the...
(1842–1922). From 1874 until his retirement in 1920, he worked at the University of Erlangen. In 1875 he obtained his habilitation at Erlangen, where he later became a professor of internal medicine
Internal medicine
Internal medicine is the medical specialty dealing with the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of adult diseases. Physicians specializing in internal medicine are called internists. They are especially skilled in the management of patients who have undifferentiated or multi-system disease processes...
and pharmacology
Pharmacology
Pharmacology is the branch of medicine and biology concerned with the study of drug action. More specifically, it is the study of the interactions that occur between a living organism and chemicals that affect normal or abnormal biochemical function...
. In 1903 he was appointed director of the medical clinic.
He was the author of the popular Lehrbuch der klinischen Arzneibehandlung für Studierende und Ärzte (Textbook of Clinical Pharmaceutical Treatment for Students and Physicians), which was published over numerous editions. With Roderich Stintzing (1854–1933), he published Handbuch der gesamten Therapie. Today the "Franz-Penzoldt-Zentrum" at the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg is named in his honor. This facility is the center for experimental medical research at the university.