Friedrich Franz Friedmann

Friedrich Franz Friedmann ( born October 26, 1876 in Berlin, † February 19, 1953 in Monte Carlo ) was a German physician and a pioneer of tuberculosis research.

He grew up the son of a Jewish family but converted to Christianity. He studied medicine, he graduated in Freiburg and Berlin.

1902 came Friedmann first discoveries in the field of tuberculosis research, such as pulmonary tuberculosis of cold-blooded animals as well as the pure cultivation of Schildkrötentuberkelbazillen.

In 1912, he led one of his tuberculosis vaccination of orphans, whereupon he was accused in Berlin forward, he would have tried on your own a untried vaccine to many orphans, without having obtained the approval of the competent department heads and ensure without the necessary health inspection of vaccinated children to be able to. See human experiments.

The effectiveness of his vaccine remained highly controversial during the Weimar Republic.