Award
Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
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Rudolf Pichlmayr
1932-05-16 – 1997-08-29
Life & Legacy
Rudolf Pichlmayer (16 May 1932 in Munich, Germany – 29 August 1997 in Acapulco, Mexico) was a German surgeon and head of the Abdominal and Transplantation Surgery Department of the Hannover Medical School. He was one of the leading transplant physicians in Germany. He is considered a pioneer in liver transplantation. The introduction of the term "transplantation medicine" goes back to Pichlmayr.
Occupation & Career
surgeon, university teacher, chief physician, physician
Accomplishments, Inventions & Publications
Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany; Bruno Kreisky Award for Services to Human Rights; Ernst Jung Prize for Medicine; Lucie Bolte Prize; Lower Saxony State Prize; Honorary Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons
Legacy Highlights
Honors & Awards
Bruno Kreisky Award for Services to Human Rights · Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany · Ernst Jung Prize for Medicine · Honorary Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons · Lower Saxony State Prize · Lucie Bolte Prize
Employer
Hannover Medical School
Organizations & Memberships
German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina
Verified Legacy Record
Award
Bruno Kreisky Award for Services to Human Rights
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Award
Ernst Jung Prize for Medicine
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Award
Lucie Bolte Prize
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Award
Lower Saxony State Prize
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Award
Honorary Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons
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Family Spouse
Ina Pichlmayr
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Sources & Provenance
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