Leon Wachholz Explained

Leon Wachholz
Birth Date:20 June 1867
Birth Place:Kraków, Congress Poland
Death Place:Kraków, General Government
Nationality:Polish
Fields:Forensic medicine
Social medicine
Alma Mater:Jagiellonian University
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Notable Students:Włodzimierz Sieradzki

Spouse:Józefa Sariusz Jelita – Małecka

Leon Jan Wachholz (Wacholz) (June 20, 1867 – December 1, 1942) was a Polish scientist and medical examiner. He researched and taught as a professor of forensic and social medicine at the Jagiellonian University between 1896 and 1933 and published formative works on forensics.[1] [2]

He is considered to be one of the most important representatives of forensic medicine in Poland in the 20th century and creator of the modern Polish forensic medical school. He authored over 200 papers in forensic medicine and medical history both in German and Polish.[3] [4]

Life

Wachholz was born 20 June 1867 in Kraków to (1814–1873), who was a professor of universal history at Jagiellonian University, and Joanna née Zagórska.[3] [1] [4] [5]

He studied at Jagiellonian University, which he graduated with a doctorate in medical sciences in 1890. Then he completed supplementary studies at universities in Copenhagen, Berlin, Paris and Vienna.[3] [4]

After returning to Kraków, in 1894, he received his postdoctoral degree in forensic medicine at the Faculty of Medicine of the Jagiellonian University, and then in the years 1894–1895 he was the head of the Department of Forensic Medicine. In 1895, he was appointed head of the Department of Judiciary and Medicine at the Jagiellonian University, which he held until 1923. He was appointed associate professor in 1896, and full professor in 1898. In the academic year 1901/1902 he was the dean of The Faculty of Medicine of the Jagiellonian University, and in 1908/1909 the dean of the Faculty of Law of the Jagiellonian University.[3] In 1930, he became a member of the Polish Academy of Arts and Sciences.[5] In 1934 he was appointed honorary professor of the Faculty of Medicine of the Jagiellonian University.[3]

His students included Włodzimierz Sieradzki,, and .[4]

Imprisonment and death

On November 6, 1939, he was arrested by the Germans. After three weeks in prisons in Kraków and Wrocław, he ended up in the Sachsenhausen concentration camp. His stay in the camp had a bad effect on his health, and he was placed in the camp hospital. He was released from the camp on February 8, 1940, and returned to Kraków seriously ill. He never recovered and died there .[3] [1] [4] [5]

Personal life

He was married to Józefa Sariusz Jelita – Małecka.[3]

(1897–1957), professor for administrative law at Jagiellonian University, was his son.[4]

External links

Works by Leon Wachholz

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Leopoldina errichtet Stele zum Gedenken an NS-Opfer. October 1, 2009. German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina. de. December 8, 2020.
  2. Web site: Leon Wachholz – twórca nowoczesnej polskiej medycyny sądowej. Karolina Zamiara. Leon Wachholz - the founder of modern Polish forensics. December 8, 2020.
  3. Web site: Archiwum ofiar terroru nazistowskiego i komunistycznego w Krakowie 1939 - 1956. pl. Archive of victims of Nazi and communist terror in Kraków 1939 - 1956. December 8, 2020.
  4. Web site: Wachholz (Wacholz), Leon Jan; Ps. Arborius (1867–1942), Gerichtsmediziner. M. Nadraga. Österreichisches Biographisches Lexikon 1815–1950. de. December 8, 2020.
  5. Web site: Leon Wachholz (1867-1942). Ryszard W. Gryglewski. pl. December 8, 2020.