Paul Rohmer

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Born November 1st 1876
Huttenheim, Alsace, France
Died March 2nd 1977
Strasbourg, Alsace, France

Paul Rohmer, (Huttenheim, November 1st 1876 - Strasbourg, March 2nd 1977), is a french physician considered as the father of the modern paediatrics in the east corner of France.

Son of Albert Rohmer (1846-1912) and Marie-Elizabeth Metz (1850-1935), (farmers), Paul Rohmer was born in 1876 in an occupied Alsace. He became physician after having passed on his thesis in Strasbourg in 1901. He worked some years in Cologne and Marburg inside Germany, and militated rapidly in order that paediatrics integrate medecine progress and sociale education of young mothers.

Further to the allies victory in 1918, he became the first Professor of paediatrics at the French Medecine College of Strasbourg.

In 1920, he creates the Alsacian and Lorrain Association of nursery nursing, the first one in France. The impacts of the work of this association were so hugh that in 1945, were created in France, on this model, the "National Mother and childhood Protection" (also known as PMI (French))

European-known Professor, Paul Rohmer was also an pioneer in some medical fight, especialy against Poliomyelitis, Tuberculosis, Osteomalacia and Vitamin C. He was the director of the paediatric clinic of Strasbourg until his retirement in 1947, and made it famous all around Europ.

In 1946, he wrote with Robert Debré a famous manual entitled "Traité de Pathologie Infantile" (2500 pages, 2 volumes).

Despite his retirement at age 70 in 1947, Paul Rohmer continued until age 100 to participate actively to his research dealing with childhood and teenagers.

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[edit] Homage

  • A street of Strasbourg has been called Paul Rohmer

[edit] Remarks

[edit] Biography

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