Papers by Ekkehardt Kumbier
Acta Historica Leopoldina, 2016
Ekkehardt Kumbier (Rostock) Zusammenfassung Helmut Rennert (1920-1994) war einer der internationa... more Ekkehardt Kumbier (Rostock) Zusammenfassung Helmut Rennert (1920-1994) war einer der international bekanntesten Vertreter der Psychiatrie in der DDR. Er hatte von 1958 bis 1984 den Lehrstuhl für Psychiatrie und Neurologie an der Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wit-tenberg inne und war langjähriger Vorsitzender der Fachgesellschaft für Neurologie und Psychiatrie der DDR. Das gemeinsam mit Rudolf Lemke (1906-1957) erarbeitete Lehrbuch für Neurologie und Psychiatrie wurde zu einem Standardwerk für die Aus-und Weiterbildung in der DDR. Bekannt wurde Rennert vor allem mit seinem Modell der Universalgenese der Psychosen, in dem er die Idee von der Einheitspsychose befürwortete. 1965 wurde er Mit-glied in der Deutschen Akademie der Naturforscher Leopoldina und vertrat als Vizepräsident den medizinischen Bereich. Rennert gehörte zur sogenannten zweiten Generation von Hochschullehrern, die sich Ende der 1950er Jahre auch an den Universitätsnervenkliniken in der DDR etablierte. Sie prägten als führende Fachvertreter und akademische Lehrer das Fachgebiet in Lehre und Forschung über die gesamte Zeit des Bestehens der DDR. Diese Hochschullehrergeneration fühlte sich ihren akademischen Lehrern weiterhin eng verbunden und führte deren Tradition im Sinne einer "Schule" weitgehend unabhängig von politischen Gegebenheiten und Einschränkungen fort. Abstract Internationally, Helmut Rennert (1920-1994) was one of the most renowned representatives of psychiatry in the GDR. From 1958 until 1984 he was the chair of the department of psychiatry and neurology at the Martin Luther University in Halle-Wittenberg. He was also the chairman of the Association for Neurology and Psychiatry of the GDR for many years. The textbook on neurology and psychiatry which he prepared together with Rudolf Lemke (1906-1957) turned into the standard textbook for training and education in the GDR. Rennert became well known primarily with his model of the universal genesis of endogenous psychoses in which he propagated the idea of unitary psychosis. In 1965 he became a member of the German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina and as vice-president he represented the medical section. Rennert belonged to the so-called second generation of professors which established itself at the end of the 1950s at university clinics in the GDR. As the leading experts and academic lecturers they influenced the field with respect to education and research for the entire time the GDR existed. This generation of professors maintained a strong bond with their academic teachers and continued their tradition in the sense of a "school" for the most part independent of political circumstances and restrictions.
Würzburger medizinhistorische Mitteilungen, 2011
Socialistic University Policy between Demand and Reality -The Example of Hans Heygster at the Ros... more Socialistic University Policy between Demand and Reality -The Example of Hans Heygster at the Rostock Uni versity Hospital of Psychiatry and Neurology The extent and boundaries of political influence are a central issue in the history of the German Democratic Republic (GDR). After 1945 so cialist leaders attempted to exert political influence on education in the Soviet occupied zone and the later GDR. The Second University Reform in 1951/52 introduced a fundamental break with established university structures. One major aim was the establishment of a "new socialist intel ligentsia" that was to spread the Marxist-Leninist theories at universities. Due to a lack of qualified personnel in the medical faculties, this aim was far from being reached until the end of the 1950s. The example of the university lecturer Hans Heygster , who worked at the East-German University Hospital of Psychiatry and Neurology in Rostock between 1946 and 1953, shows how the GDR rulers sought to influence university education. It illustrates the opportunities and restrictions that University lecturers in East Germany faced during this time. Heygster soon found himself in real conflict, namely between political aims and demands set and reality. Based on of archival sources the study elaborates the background, the course of events and the consequences of these conflicts.
Zeitschrift für Kinder- und Jugendpsychiatrie und Psychotherapie, 2010
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