Award
Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
Source: Wikidata population candidate Q86006 · wikidata
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Peter Bamm
1897-10-20 – 1975-03-30
Life & Legacy
Peter Bamm (a pen name; his real name was Curt Emmrich; 20 October 1897 in Hochneukirch, now part of Jüchen, Germany – 30 March 1975 in Zollikon, Switzerland) was a German writer.
Peter Bamm volunteered for military service in World War I, after which he studied medicine and sinology in Munich, Göttingen and Freiburg im Breisgau. As a ship's doctor he travelled the world a great deal before eventually settling in Berlin-Wedding.
During World War II he served as a military doctor on the Russian Front, and later described his experiences in the book Die Unsichtbare Flagge (The Invisible Flag). After the war he travelled for study purposes between 1952 and 1957 in the Near and Middle East, after which he wrote as a journalist and feature writer for a number of Berlin newspapers.
He is buried in the Stöcken Cemetery in Hanover.
Occupation & Career
military physician, journalist, physician, physician writer, biographer, writer
Accomplishments, Inventions & Publications
Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany; Paracelsus Medal of the German Medical Association
Legacy Highlights
Honors & Awards
Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany · Paracelsus Medal of the German Medical Association
Organizations & Memberships
German Academy for Language and Literature
Verified Legacy Record
Award
Paracelsus Medal of the German Medical Association
Source: Wikidata population candidate Q86006 · wikidata
Sources & Provenance
- Wikidata population candidate Q86006 — wikidata View source
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