Johann Hoffmann (neurologist)

Johann Hoffmann ( born March 28, 1857 in Hahnheim; † November 1, 1919 in Heidelberg ) was a German neurologist and neuropathologist.

He studied medicine in Heidelberg, Strasbourg and Berlin. 1882/1883 he passed the state examination and became an assistant to Nicholas Friedreich, Adolf Weil and Wilhelm Erb. In 1910 he became honorary professor o and 1919 ord. Professor of nerve pathology.

Johann Hoffmann was laid at the Heidelberg Mountain Cemetery in the family plot Hoffmann / Giulini (Dept. Y) to rest. The architectural monument was designed by brothers Renzo and Mario Giulini for her stepfather, the late 1919 neurologists Johann Hoffmann. Quoted from Leena Ruuskanen. The Heidelberg Bergfriedhof through the ages. Publisher Brigitte Gunderjahn. Heidelberg 1992. S. 241