Max Nonne
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Max Nonne was a German neurologist
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Max Nonne was educated at the Gelehrtenschule des Johanneums
. He studied in Heidelberg
, Freiburg
, and Berlin
, receiving his doctorate at Hamburg University in 1884. He was assistant physician in the medical clinic in Heidelberg under Wilhelm Heinrich Erb
, in the surgical clinic in Kiel
under Johannes Friedrich August von Esmarch
and in 1889 settled in Hamburg as a neurologist. That year became head physician in the department of internal medicine
at the Red Cross Hospital, 1896 director of the department of neurology at the Eppendorf
Hospital, Hamburg
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Nonne became titular professor of neurology in 1913 and in 1919 received the teaching appointment for neurology at the newly founded University of Hamburg, where he became ordinarius in 1925.
Max Nonne was one of the four German physicians asked to investigate Vladimir Ilich Lenin during his final disease.
Neurologist
A neurologist is a physician who specializes in neurology, and is trained to investigate, or diagnose and treat neurological disorders.Neurology is the medical specialty related to the human nervous system. The nervous system encompasses the brain, spinal cord, and peripheral nerves. A specialist...
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Max Nonne was educated at the Gelehrtenschule des Johanneums
Gelehrtenschule des Johanneums
The Gelehrtenschule des Johanneums is a Gymnasium in Hamburg, Germany. It is Hamburg's oldest school and was founded in 1529 by Johannes Bugenhagen. The school's motto is The Future needs a Heritage...
. He studied in Heidelberg
Heidelberg
-Early history:Between 600,000 and 200,000 years ago, "Heidelberg Man" died at nearby Mauer. His jaw bone was discovered in 1907; with scientific dating, his remains were determined to be the earliest evidence of human life in Europe. In the 5th century BC, a Celtic fortress of refuge and place of...
, Freiburg
Freiburg
Freiburg im Breisgau is a city in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. In the extreme south-west of the country, it straddles the Dreisam river, at the foot of the Schlossberg. Historically, the city has acted as the hub of the Breisgau region on the western edge of the Black Forest in the Upper Rhine Plain...
, and Berlin
Berlin
Berlin is the capital city of Germany and is one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.45 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union...
, receiving his doctorate at Hamburg University in 1884. He was assistant physician in the medical clinic in Heidelberg under Wilhelm Heinrich Erb
Wilhelm Heinrich Erb
Wilhelm Heinrich Erb was a German neurologist who was a native of Winnweiler, Rhineland-Palatinate.- Academic career :...
, in the surgical clinic in Kiel
Kiel
Kiel is the capital and most populous city in the northern German state of Schleswig-Holstein, with a population of 238,049 .Kiel is approximately north of Hamburg. Due to its geographic location in the north of Germany, the southeast of the Jutland peninsula, and the southwestern shore of the...
under Johannes Friedrich August von Esmarch
Johannes Friedrich August von Esmarch
Johannes Friedrich August von Esmarch was a German surgeon. He developed the Esmarch bandage and founded the Deutscher Samariter-Verein, the predecessor of the Deutscher Samariter-Bund.- Life :...
and in 1889 settled in Hamburg as a neurologist. That year became head physician in the department 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...
at the Red Cross Hospital, 1896 director of the department of neurology at the Eppendorf
Eppendorf, Hamburg
Eppendorf is one of thirteen quarters in the Hamburg-Nord borough of Hamburg, Germany, and lies north of the Außenalster. In 2007 the population was 23,021.-History:...
Hospital, Hamburg
Hamburg
-History:The first historic name for the city was, according to Claudius Ptolemy's reports, Treva.But the city takes its modern name, Hamburg, from the first permanent building on the site, a castle whose construction was ordered by the Emperor Charlemagne in AD 808...
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Nonne became titular professor of neurology in 1913 and in 1919 received the teaching appointment for neurology at the newly founded University of Hamburg, where he became ordinarius in 1925.
Max Nonne was one of the four German physicians asked to investigate Vladimir Ilich Lenin during his final disease.
Associated eponyms
- Nonne-Apelt reaction, sensitive method for demonstrating fibrinFibrinFibrin is a fibrous, non-globular protein involved in the clotting of blood. It is a fibrillar protein that is polymerised to form a "mesh" that forms a hemostatic plug or clot over a wound site....
-globulinGlobulinGlobulin is one of the three types of serum proteins, the others being albumin and fibrinogen. Some globulins are produced in the liver, while others are made by the immune system. The term globulin encompasses a heterogeneous group of proteins with typical high molecular weight, and both...
in liquor cerebrospinalis. - Nonne-Milroy-Meige disease, chronic familial lymphoedema of the limbs.