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Theodor Rumpel

Born  1862
Died  1923

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German surgeon, born March 25, 1862, Gütersloh, Regierungsbezirk Minden; died August 11, 1923, Hamburg.

Biography of Theodor Rumpel

Theodor Rumpel obtained his doctorate at Marburg in 1887 and worked at the hospital Hamburg-Eppendorf. He was entrusted the building of the Barmbecker Krankenhaus, of which he became director in 1913.

Bibliography

  • Pathologisch-anatomische Tafeln nach frischen Präparaten.
    Published with Alfred Kast (1856-1903). Wandsbeck-Hamburg, 1892-1897.
    Translated into English.

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