Helmut Kraatz (* 6 August 1902 in Wittenberg; "† 13 June 1983 in Berlin) was a German physician.

Life

Helmut Kraatz was born on 6 August 1902 in Wittenberg in the lock road 3. After the attendance of the Wittenberger middle school and the Wittenberger of Melanchthon High School, he took up 1922 a medicine study to resounds, Berlin and Heidelberg. 1928 he put his state examination down and attained a doctorate to the Dr. med. at the University of Heidelberg.

Subsequently, it worked as a medicine trainee, later than Assistenzarzt at the pc. George hospital in Hamburg. 1929 its license to practise medicine in Karlsruhe and it take place become a ship's doctor with the HAPAG Hamburg. 1930 as Assistenzarzt at the famous university gynaecological clinic of the in Berlin, with which its scientific activity began and where he became a late upper physician. 1939 he became a specialist for woman medicine and habilitierte themselves 1940 at the today's Humboldt university Berlin. During the time of the Second World War it was used 1944 as naval physician of 1940 -.

it received a Professur with training order to 1948 and 1949an the chair for and birth assistance in Martin Luther University of resound Wittenberg was appointed, where it of 1950 - 1951 Dekan of the medical faculty were. 1951 he took over the chair for woman medicine and the line of the university gynaecological clinic of the where it was from 1954 to 1956 Dekan of the medical faculty of the Humboldt university. Kraatz belonged to the Academy of Sciences since 1956. 1961 it became the owner of the chair for woman diseases and birth assistance. It was active in many committees of the health service of the GDR and the foreign country and was considered as the most important of the GDR. After the retirement 1970 it worked Johannes R. Becher since 1972 as a member of the presidency of the culture federation of the GDR and as a chairman of the club of the culture-creative "".

By the reconstruction of the gynaecological clinics in and Berlin resounds, as well as by its authority in the he received different Auszeichnungen.So 1956 the Goethe price of the city Berlin and the Humboldt university, 1960 national price II class, 1962 earnings/service medal in silver and in addition 1977 honour clip in gold, 1963 Pirogow medal of the academy of the medical sciences of the USSR, 1970 with the award of the academic degree of Dr. sports club med. by the scientific advice of the University of Berlin, 1972 honour graduation to the Dr. med. by the scientific advice of the University of Berlin and many different in and foreign honours to more.

After its death, on 13 June 1983 in Berlin, 1985 the Helmut Kraatz price was donated. This was by will created by the deceased scientist, for scholars substantial earnings/services at the development of the field of activity to have.

Literature

• Helmut Kraatz: Between hospital and lecture-room: A gynecologist sees itself in his time. An autobiography. Publishing house of the nation. ISBN 3-373-00220-6

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