Dr. Oskar Minkowski

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Dr. Oskar Minkowski

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Birthplace: Kaunas, Kauno miesto savivaldybė, Kaunas County, Lithuania
Death: July 18, 1931 (73)
Mecklenbrg-Strehlitz
Immediate Family:

Son of Lewin Baruch Minkowski and Rachel Minkowski
Husband of Maria Johanna Minkowski
Father of Rudolph Leo Minkowski
Brother of Max Minkowski; Fanny Kravinsky; Hermann Minkowski; Tuvia Minkowski; Max Minkowski and 1 other

Occupation: Physician
Managed by: Private User
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About Dr. Oskar Minkowski

Prominent German physician (internist and surgeon) who made many important discoveries, including that the pancreas is the organ responsible for the production of insulin. He was known throughout Europe and was asked along with other prominent physicians to consult in Russia for Lenin near the end of his life.

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Dr. Oskar Minkowski's Timeline

1858
January 13, 1858
Kaunas, Kauno miesto savivaldybė, Kaunas County, Lithuania
1895
May 28, 1895
Strasbourg, Bas-Rhin, Grand Est, France
1931
July 18, 1931
Age 73
Mecklenbrg-Strehlitz
1931
Age 72
Berlin, Berlin, Deutschland