Original Names
Siegfried Oberndorfer
Date, Country, and City of Birth
June 24, 1876, Munich, Germany
Date, Country, and City of Death
March 1, 1944, Istanbul, Turkey
History of Life
Siegfried Oberndorfer was born on June 24, 1876 in Munich in a Jewish family as the third of six siblings. His father (Heinrich Oberndorfer) was a wealthy real estate buyer. Their house was located in the old town (Altstadt) area of Munich, close to St. Peter’s Church (Peterskirche), dating back to the twelfth century. He studied at a Latin school where he was introduced to ancient literature and philosophy. This interaction influenced his medical training and his professional and personal life (Modlin et al. 2004). After high school, he entered the Medical Faculty of Munich University. Becoming a doctor was his childhood dream, maybe influenced by the death of his 25-year-old sister who died from a ruptured appendicitis when he was at elementary school.
During his medical training, Oberndorfer was...
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Paksoy, N. (2017). Oberndorfer, Siegfried (1876–1944). In: van den Tweel, J.G. (eds) Pioneers in Pathology. Encyclopedia of Pathology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-41995-4_3955
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