Generalarzt der Reserve Carl von Eicken

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Generalarzt der Reserve Carl von Eicken

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Post by Dieter Zinke » 09 Jan 2005, 19:22

The pic in Biblio-Volume 3 "Generale des Heeres" shows unfortunetaly not him, but Generalmajor von Eichstedt!!

Here is a real pic with von Eicken to correct the archives.

Inspired by his uncle and role model Otto Fischer, a doctor in Cologne, he began his medical studies at Kiel in 1893, passing his state examination summa cum laude on 09.05.1899. A few days later, in Heidelberg on 15.05.1899, tutored by V. Czerny, he was awarded a degree for his thesis on 'Disinfection of infected wounds'.
In 1901, after his medical service and six months as assistant to V. Czerny, he began his medical training as an otorhinolaryngologist. In 1903 he was given a position as university lecturer, this being the result of his paper on 'The clinical utilisation of direct methods of examination of the upper respiratory and digestive tracts'. However, before he could be given a professorship, he needed to complete his training in all three specialist subjects, which he did by attending and observing W. Kümmel, A. Passow und Fr. Siebenmann.
In 1909 he was appointed assistant Professor, as well as receiving the Venia Legendi for laryngo-rhinology in 1908 and otology in 1909. In 1910 he succeeded E. Leutert in Gießen, where, three years later, he became head of the newly-built ear, nose and throat clinic.
His appointments as 'extra-budgetary ordinary' and later, in 1920, as full professor 'in ordinary', together with seat and vote in the medical faculty, and one of the most up-to-date clinics, provided him with ideal conditions not only to practise new diagnosis and therapy procedures, but to carry out scientific work, too. These advantages had been denied his predecessors.
In 1922 C. von Eicken left Gießen to accept a professorial chair in Berlin,left vacant by his former teacher G. Killian. Due to his organisational talents, the Berlin clinic was completely modernised.
Under Eicken’s leadership, an international congress of ear, nose and throat specialists took place in Berlin in 1936, during which he made the development of hearing aids a leading theme.
From 1899 until 1951, C. von Eicken published over 100 papers. These repeatedly dealt with his new knowledge and experience gained under G. Killian, regarding direct and indirect methods of examining the upper respiratory and digestive tracts. Most of his scientific attention was given to clinical studies, whereas more patience-demanding experimental laboratory work was less prominent, both in number and significance. His talents as a scientist, paired with his leadership qualities, made C. von Eicken an excellent teacher, superb doctor and distinguished representative of his field.
It was because of C. von Eicken and other pioneers in this still relatively new specialist field that otorhinolaryngology became an independent discipline with its own seat and vote within the medical faculty. Until then, all three subjects had been treated separately in a cumbersome appendage to the so-called main fields of internal medicine and surgery.
Not until he was 77 years old, in 1950, was C. von Eicken relieved of his offices. He died of heart failure, aged 87 years, at his daughter’s home in Heilbronn on 29.06.1960.

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Rouenhoff, Tanja “Carl Otto von Eicken, Vertreter der Hals-, Nasen- und Ohrenheilkunde in Giessen von 1910-1922“, med. Diss., Giessen, 2004
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Post by Elwyn W » 10 Jan 2005, 02:40

Happy New Year to you, Dieter!
Danke Elwyn, für Dich auch. :D
Thanks for pointing it out. Should have known, big fat RK dangling in the picture!

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Post by Elwyn W » 05 Mar 2010, 06:38

From Die Deutsche Wochenschau Reel No 695.

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Post by Dieter Zinke » 11 Jun 2010, 15:02

A wonderful autograph
from http://www.cassiodor.com/Kategorie/Autographen.aspx


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Post by Jan-Hendrik » 11 Jun 2010, 17:22

Did he held any military rank in WW1?

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Post by Dieter Zinke » 11 Jun 2010, 18:04

Jan-Hendrik wrote:Did he held any military rank in WW1?

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Lieber Jan-Hendrik,

I have no idea. Thus is not mentioned here
http://geb.uni-giessen.de/geb/volltexte/2004/1606/
or
Ehren-Rangliste des ehemaligen Deutschen Heeres. Auf Grund der Ranglisten von 1914 mit den inzwischen eingetretenen Veränderungen. Herausgegeben vom Deutschen Offizier-Bund. Neudruck der Ausgabe Berlin 1926. 2 Bände, Biblio Verlag, Osnabrück 1987

But surely he was a "Einjährig-Freiwilliger" when he was a student in München.
1910 Stabsarzt der Reserve

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Post by Jan-Hendrik » 11 Jun 2010, 18:28

Thank you, dear friend 8-)

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