Prof. dr. Otto Lanz

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Prof. dr. Otto Lanz

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Birthplace: Steffisburg, Thun District, Canton of Bern, Switzerland
Death: March 23, 1935 (69)
Amsterdam, NH, Netherlands
Immediate Family:

Son of Jakob Lanz and Emma Lanz
Husband of Anna Lanz
Father of Anna Gertrud Lanz; Hedwig Lanz; Adrian Berchtold Lanz; Private and Private
Brother of Hermann Lanz

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About Prof. dr. Otto Lanz

https://hls-dhs-dss.ch/de/articles/014461/2008-09-09/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Otto_Lanz

Otto Lanz (14 October 1865, in Steffisburg – 23 March 1935, in Amsterdam) was a Swiss surgeon.

He studied medicine at several universities in Europe, and in 1890–92 served as an assistant to Theodor Kocher at the University of Bern. Afterwards, he took an extended study trip to Berlin, Naples and London, and in 1894 settled as a docent of surgery at Bern. In 1902 he was named a professor of surgery at the University of Amsterdam.[1][2]

He is remembered for his surgery of the thyroid gland and his work associated with appendicitis. In the field of plastic surgery, he introduced mesh grafting in 1907.[2][3]

He was a collector of Italian Renaissance art, part of which, was on display at the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam. In 1941 his widow sold the collection to Adolf Hitler, who acquired it for his proposed Führermuseum in Linz. After the war, the collection was returned to the Netherlands.

He was the creator of the Boerhave Kliniek in Amsterdam, Netherlands, on the Museum Plein.

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Prof. dr. Otto Lanz's Timeline

1865
October 14, 1865
Steffisburg, Thun District, Canton of Bern, Switzerland
1895
July 1, 1895
Berne, Bern District, Canton of Bern, Switzerland
1900
1900
1901
July 8, 1901
Bern, Bern, Canton of Bern, Switzerland
1935
March 23, 1935
Age 69
Amsterdam, NH, Netherlands