Theodor Brugsch

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Theodor Brugsch (October 11, 1878 - 1963) was a German internist who was born in Graz. He attained "professor extraordinary" in 1910, and practiced medicine at the Charité Hospital in Berlin prior to, and after World War I. From 1927-1935 he was a professor at the University of Halle. In 1935 Brugsch resigned from the university due to the political climate in 1930s Germany, and opened a private practice in Berlin. After World War II, he returned to the Charité, where he remained for the remainder of his career. His father, Heinrich Karl Brugsch (1827-1894) was a well-known Egyptologist.

Theodor Brugsch is largely known for his writings, his best-known work being the 19-volume medical handbook titled Spezielle Pathologie und Therapie which he published with Friedrich Kraus from 1919 until 1929. He was the 1954 recipient of the Goethe Prize, and in 1978 was depicted on the 25-pfennig postage stamp by the East German government.

Associated eponym:

• Brugsch's syndrome: a multi-symptom disorder that is similar to Touraine-Solente-Golé syndrome without acromegaly.

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• Who Named It?; Theodor Brugsch