Wilhelm Prausnitz Explained

Wilhelm Prausnitz (January 1, 1861 in Glogau – September 11, 1933 in Munich) was a hygiene specialist.^{[1] [2]}

In 1879 he completed his university entrance examination together with Siegfried Czapski, Richard Reitzenstein and Felix Skutsch.^[3]

A full professor since 1899 of hygiene^{[4] [5]} and was head of the hygiene institute;^{[6] [7]} the dean of the medical school at Graz, Austria, as well as a Privy Counsellor.

His grandson Frederik William Prausnitz (1920-2004) was a conductor and teacher.^[8]

Prausnitz, his son, rejected the Nazi regime.

Notes and References

1. Book: Killy, Walther. Plett - Schmidseder. Vierhaus. Rudolf. 2011-11-30. Walter de Gruyter. 978-3-11-096630-5. en.
2. Web site: Dokumentation. Österreichisches Biographisches Lexikon und biographische. 2003. Prausnitz, Wilhelm. 2020-12-30. de.
3. Web site: Siegfried Czapski. 2020-12-30. memim.com.
4. Book: British Medical Journal. 1907. British Medical Association. en.
5. Book: Prausnitz, Wilhelm. Atlas und Lehrbuch der Hygiene. 1909. J.F. Lehmann. de.
6. Book: Journal of the Royal Sanitary Institute. 1908. Royal Sanitary Institute. en.
7. Book: Journal of the American Medical Association. 1923. American Medical Association.. en.
8. News: Associated Press. 2004-11-22. Frederik Prausnitz, 84, Advocate of Modern Classical Composers, Dies (Published 2004). en-US. The New York Times. 2020-12-30. 0362-4331.