Friedrich Voelcker (* 22. June 1872 in Speyer; "† 19. March 1955 in Mainz) was a German surgeon.

The son of a Goldschmiedes visited schools in Speyer and received musical training, in addition it cooperated in the paternal handicraft. After the military service as one year's a Freiwilliger it studied medicine in Munich, Berlin and again Munich. There it was attained a doctorate to 1895 with a work over a case of brandiger pneumonia. 1895/96 it was Assistenzarzt at the circle hospital Frankenthal, 1897 to 1906 Assistenzarzt at the surgical university clinic Heidelberg. Here it habilitierte itself 1902 for surgery. A research stay in Paris followed, in addition it represented a surgeon in a Aachener hospital. 1906 he became an upper physician of the surgical university clinic Heidelberg and received the professor title. It developed a private hospital at the same time. From 1914 to 1918 it carried out war service as a medical officer of the land resistance and in field hospitals (excellently with the iron cross IITH class and the war Distinguished Service Cross of Baden). 1919 to the full professor at the university resound destined, led it the surgical university clinic up to its retirement 1937. to 1940 moved it to Berlin, later to Heidelberg and 1944 after with Immenstadt In addition it noticed numerous Urlaubsvertretungen in hospitals of its pupils.

Voelcker developed numerous new operation methods for the body and the extremities (among other things spiral springs "“). It is considered as a founder of the modern urology. Several years (starting from 1921) it managed the German Urologi society and (starting from 1925) the German society for surgery. In unfolded it resounds an extensive karitative activity. The university owed to it the Hackfeld Voelcker donation equipped richly by money and real estates, a Jewish welfare organization donated it in the middle of the 1930-er years 5000 Marks, in order pursued the emigration to make possible. In nationalistic occurred Voelcker overshot 1933 the NSDAP, completely disillusioned stepped it 1934 from the party, whereby he came at the university into difficulties.

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• Henrik Eberle, the Martin Luther university in the time of the national socialism, resounds 2002.

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