title: In memoriam: Martin Allgöwer (1917-2007), Professor Dr med, Dres med hc mult, FACS (Hon), FRCS (Hon), ASA (Hon).
abstract: Martin Allgöwer had a prolific career as a skilled clinical surgeon, researcher, and organizer. He made a number of valuable contributions to surgical innovations and techniques, science, and literature. Early, he was recognized as a leader in surgery worldwide. The biography of Martin Allgöwer begins on May 5, 1917 in St. Gallen, Switzerland. He passed away on October 27, 2007, a Saturday morning, in Chur, Switzerland.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technische Universität München, Ismaningerstr 22, 81675, Muenchen, Germany. dliebermann-meffert@t-online.de
authors.forename: Dorothea
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Liebermann-Meffert
mesh_terms: D013502:General Surgery / Q000266:history*; D049673:History, 20th Century; D049674:History, 21st Century; D006801:Humans; D011173:Portraits as Topic; D013514:Surgical Procedures, Operative; D013557:Switzerland; D013663:Teaching; D014945:Wound Healing