Ernst Albers-Schönberg
Historical document, translated for reference. It reflects medical knowledge of the 1920s–30s and is not medical advice.
Summary
Biography of Ernst Albers-Schönberg (1865–1921), a pioneering German professor and chief physician in Hamburg who dedicated his life to medical radiology. His prolonged work with X-rays resulted in severe radiation injuries, leading to the amputation of his arm and ultimately his death from carcinomatous degeneration.
Encyclopedia entry (1928–1936)
ALBERS-SCHÖNBERG, Ernst (Ernst Heinrich Albers-Schönberg, 1865–1921), professor, chief physician of the Allgemeines Krankenhaus St. Georg in Hamburg. Albers-Schönberg was one of the first to appreciate the significance of X-rays for medicine. He made their application in medicine the mission of his life. Prolonged work with the novel X-rays proved fatal to him, however: the severe burns he sustained necessitated the amputation of his arm and, as a result of carcinomatous degeneration, led to his death.
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“Ernst Albers-Schönberg.” Soviet Medical Encyclopedia. English translation of Bolshaya Meditsinskaya Entsiklopediya, 1st ed. (Moscow, 1928–1936), ed. N. A. Semashko. https://sovietmedicalencyclopedia.pages.dev/article/ernst-albers-schonberg/