THE ENCOUNTER OF THE SURGICAL SCHOOLS OF VONBERGMANN,ERNST AND PAYR,ERWIN AT THE UNIVERSITY-HOSPITAL IN JENA

This paper gives a short historical overview on the work of distinguis hed Professors such as Erich Lexer, Nikolai Guleke, Heinrich Kuntzen a nd Thee Pecker, who worked in the Surgical University Hospital in Jena from 1911 to 1981. The main areas of their clinical and scientific ac tivities are described, as well as the private and human qualities of these well-known personalities.