Walter Pagel

Walter Traugott Ulrich Pagel
Born November 12, 1898
Berlin
Died March 25, 1983
London
Nationality German
Spouse Magda Koll (-1980)
Children Bernard Pagel (1930-2007)
Parents Julius Leopold Pagel (1851-1912)
Relatives Albert Pagel (brother)

Walter Traugott Ulrich Pagel [1] (November 12, 1898 - March 25, 1983) was a German pathologist and medical historian. [2] Pagel was born in Berlin as the son of Julius Leopold Pagel. He married Dr. Magda Koll in 1920. They had a son, Bernard, in 1930. Pagel made his doctorate in Berlin in 1922, and became professor in Heidelberg in 1931. The family moved to Britain in 1933 for fear of prosecution as Jews. Pagel died in Mill Hill. [3] He was awarded the Dexter Award (1969), the George Sarton Medal (1970), and the Robert Koch Prize (1982).

Chemistry

Walter Pagel received the Dexter Award in 1969 for his skill in bringing out the relationship between Renaissance medicine and chemistry, in particular for his work on Paracelsus and van Helmont.

References

  1. ^ "Walter T. U. Pagel (1898–1983)" (PDF). Division of History of Chemistry of the American Chemical Society. http://www.scs.uiuc.edu/~mainzv/HIST/awards/Dexter%20Papers/PagelDexterBioJJB.pdf. Retrieved 2010-06-17. 
  2. ^ Heinz Goerke: Pagel, Walter. In: Neue Deutsche Biographie (NDB). Band 19. Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 1999, p. 759 f. (German)
  3. ^ Winder, M.; Burgess, R. (1983). "Walter Pagel (12 November 1898 to 25 March 1983)". Med Hist. 27 (3): 310– 311. PMC 1139339. PMID 6353096. http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pmcentrez&artid=1139339.