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August Borchard

1864 – 1940

German surgeon

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About August Borchard

Lived 1864 – 1940 (aged 75). August Borchard was a surgeon, university teacher and physician.

August Borchard (4 July 1864, Lemgo – 19 February 1940, Berlin) was a German physician and surgeon.

He studied medicine at the University of Freiburg, the Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, the University of Würzburg, and the University of Jena, receiving his doctorate at the latter institution in 1888 with a thesis on carcinomas of the antrum of Highmore, Ueber Carcinome der Highmorshöhle. Afterwards, he worked as an assistant in the pathological institute at Marburg University and as a physician in the surgical clinic at the University of Königsberg. In 1895, he was a senior physician in the surgical department at the Diakonissenhaus in Posen. He later moved to the Friedrich Wilhelm University of Berlin, where he attained a professorship in 1908.

In 1930, he became a member of the Academy of Sciences Leopoldina. In 1934/35, he served as president of the Deutschen Gesellschaft für Unfallchirurgie (German Association for Trauma Surgery). He was co-publisher and editor of the Archivs für klinische Chirurgie and the Zentralblatts für Chirurgie.

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Important facts

Birth century
Nationality
German Reich
Education
University of Jena
Employers
Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin

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Frequently asked questions

Who was August Borchard?

German surgeon

When was August Borchard born?

August Borchard was born on 4 July 1864 in Lemgo.

When did August Borchard die?

August Borchard died on 19 February 1940 in Berlin.

What was August Borchard's occupation?

August Borchard was a surgeon, university teacher and physician.

What nationality was August Borchard?

August Borchard's recorded nationality: German Reich.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: August Borchard

· Wikidata: Q760977

· DBpedia: August Borchard

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