[Otto Lubarsch (1860-1933) and pathology at the Berlin Charité from 1917 to 1928. From the trauma of war time destruction to the daily routine of a German national university teacher of the Weimar Republic].
This paper deals with the interdependence of medicine and society in a situation of political crisis. The example of the Pathological Institute at the University of Berlin illustrates how non-scientific, political measures exerted an influence on daily scientific work via the Science Ministry as well as the director and the staff of the Institute. Not only did financial problems of the German State and difficulties of the Prussian Science Ministry in keeping the Institute running hamper successful work in Pathology; moreover, the political ambitions of its director, Otto Lubarsch, and the changes in daily life as a result of the general situation of misery had their impact on scientific work. Therefore, an examination of the interdependence between medical science and politics should not be limited to physicians who are enrolled in a political party. Furthermore, research must be undertaken on the level of laboratory communities and everyday-life with the help of archive material.
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Institut für Geschichte der Medizin, Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg.
D005858:Germany; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006785:Hospitals, University / Q000266:history*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010336:Pathology / Q000266:history*; D011056:Political Systems / Q000266:history*
Otto Lubarsch (1860-1933) und die Pathologie an der Berliner Charité von 1917 bis 1928. Vom Trauma der Kriegsniederlage zum Alltag eines deutschnationalen Hochschullehrers in der Weimarer Republik.