August Hauner (29 October 1811 - 11 June 1884) was a German pediatrician and founder of the Dr. von Haunerschen Kinderspitals (Hauner Children's Hospital) in Munich, which today is part of the University of Munich hospital complex.[1] He was born in Neumarkt-Sankt Veit.
He studied medicine at the Universities of Munich and Vienna, in 1837 relocating to Tann, Bavaria as a general practitioner. Later he performed similar duties in Murnau am Staffelsee. In 1845 he moved to Munich, where he opened a small private hospital for treatment of underprivileged sick children. The original facility had six hospital beds with a busy out-patient clinic. Gradually, over the years, the hospital grew in size and stature.
In 1850 Hauner received his habilitation at Munich, and began teaching clinical courses on pediatrics. In 1853 he was made an "honorary professor" with no entitlement to a salary. In 1882 a new hospital building was constructed on the Lindwurmstraße, two years prior to Hauner's death.
From 1852 he was co-editor of Behrend's Journal für Kinderkrankheiten, in which he published extensively on his experiences in pediatrics. He was the author of the following works in pediatrics: