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Hugo Neumann

1858 – 1912

German pediatrician

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Lived 1858 – 1912 (aged 53). Hugo Neumann was a pediatrician and physician.

Hugo Neumann (25 October 1858 – 12 July 1912) was a German-Jewish pediatrician born in Berlin.

He studied medicine in Berlin and Heidelberg, receiving his doctorate with a thesis titled Über die Knochenbrüche bei Geisteskranken. From 1884 he worked as an assistant to Paul Guttmann (1834–1893) at the Hospital Moabit in Berlin. In 1887 he founded a private clinic for childhood diseases in Berlin.

Written works Öffentlicher Kinderschutz volume 7: Schulhygiene und öffentlicher Kinderschutz Abt. 2. Coblentz, Berlin 1895, S. 431–687. Über die Beziehungen der Krankheiten des Kindesalters zu den Zahnkrankheiten. Breitkopf & Härtel, Leipzig 1897. Öffentliche Säuglings- und Kinderfürsorge. Allg. Med. Verl. Anst., Berlin 1909. (Public infant and child welfare) Die unehelichen Kinder in Berlin. Fischer, Jena 1900. (The illegitimate children in Berlin) Über die Behandlung der Kinderkrankheiten: H. Neumanns Briefe an einen jungen Arzt. Coblentz, Berlin 1913. (On the treatment of childhood diseases: Hugo Neumann's letters to a young doctor) Books about Hugo Neumann: "Dr. Hugo Neumann: Ein Pionier der sozialen Kinderheilkunde" by Gerrit Kirchner (2008).

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Who was Hugo Neumann?

German pediatrician

When was Hugo Neumann born?

Hugo Neumann was born on 25 October 1858 in Berlin.

When did Hugo Neumann die?

Hugo Neumann died on 12 July 1912.

What was Hugo Neumann's occupation?

Hugo Neumann was a pediatrician and physician.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Hugo Neumann

· Wikidata: Q9294824

· DBpedia: Hugo Neumann (pediatrician)

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