Albers, Herbert Johann

Gynecologist

born: 02.06.1908 in Rüstringen-Heppens/Wilhelmshaven

died: 28.04.2001 in Wiesbaden

Albers studied medicine in Marburg, Jena and Kiel from 1929-34. He showed a particular interest in gynecology early on and published a study on metabolic changes during pregnancy even before his medical state examination. He obtained his doctorate in Kiel in 1936 and habilitated in Leipzig in 1940. From 1940-42, he worked as a private lecturer in gynecology and obstetrics at the medical faculty there. In 1947, he founded the Oldenburg State Hospital in a former naval hospital in Sanderbusch near Wilhelmshaven. After working for a year at the Paracelsus Clinic in Marl, he was appointed head physician at the Municipal Women's Clinic in Wiesbaden in 1958. He held this position for 16 years. In 1969, the University of Mainz appointed him associate professor of gynecology and obstetrics. After his retirement in 1974, he began to study biology, with a particular interest in genetics.

Over the course of his life, he was not only the author of 148 specialist publications, but also wrote the popular science guide "Die gesunde Frau" (The Healthy Woman), published in 1967, under the pseudonym Müller-Platow. In 1982, under his own name, he published the autobiographical book "In der Zwangsjacke: Leben ein Schicksal. Narratives, Experiences, Explanations". In 1986, the International Albert Einstein Academy honored him with the Albert Einstein Medal for his life's work in research and practice.