Albert Fraenkel (1848–1916)

Albert Fraenkel ( born March 10, 1848 in Frankfurt ( Oder), † July 6, 1916 in Berlin) was a German physician.

Family

Fraenkel was born as the son of Jewish ironmonger David Fraenkel. His mother was the niece Ludwig Traube, a professor of internal medicine. Perhaps through the family relationship was already awakened early Fraenkel interest for medicine.

His son was the linguist Ernst Fraenkel.

Life

In Berlin he attended the Friedrich -Wilhelms -Gymnasium.

In 1866, he began his medical studies and has already received his doctorate four years later on the adrenal disease Addison's disease. In 1872 he received the license to practice medicine. Later he was assistant to Ludwig Traube at the Charité and, after his death, from 1876 to 1887 at successor Ernst Viktor von Leyden. In 1877 he qualified as a professor and in 1884 was appointed professor. In 1890, he was next to Werner Korte Director of the newly built hospital on Urban in Berlin- Kreuzberg and managed at the same time the interior department.

In January 1916 Fraenkel died wife; Half a year later he succumbed to a heart attack itself. His grave is located in the Jewish Cemetery Weissensee.

Importance

Fraenkel discovered Diplococcus pneumoniae lanceatus, the causative agent of croupous pneumonia, which was later named after him. He also dealt with the Caisson disease of divers, the clinical manifestations of atherosclerosis, pulmonary tuberculosis, various blood diseases and bronchial asthma.

Since July 1947, the Fraenkelufer carries the Landwehr Canal in Berlin- Kreuzberg his name.