Alfred Kast

Alfred Kast ( born July 25, 1856 in Achern; † January 6, 1903 in Nice ) was a German physician and professor of internal medicine at the University of Breslau.

Life

His father Hermann Kast (1827-1881) was a doctor at a psychiatric facility in Illenau and then district doctor in Freiburg. In Illenau, now part of Achern, Alfred Kast was born. Kast graduated from high school in Freiburg and began studying medicine in Heidelberg he continued ( the Corps Rhenaniastraße ) and Leipzig ( member of the Corps Saxonia ). As part of his graduation he received his doctorate in January 1879 Dr. med and worked afterwards in Heidelberg, Leipzig and Munich. After his habilitation (1883 ), he became in 1886 associate professor at the University of Freiburg. In 1888, he received a position as director of the Interior Department of the General Hospital in Hamburg- Eppendorf. 1892 Kast became a full professor of internal medicine and director of the Royal Medical Clinic and Policlinic of the University of Breslau. Among his scientific achievements was the introduction of the Sulfonals as a sleep aid in the medical therapy. In addition, he occupied himself with work in the field of physiological chemistry, nerve diseases, cerebral palsy, and primary degenerative neuritis.