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Nephrol Dial Transplant (2004) 19: 1374-1377
Nephrol Dial Transplant Vol. 19 No. 6 © ERA-EDTA 2004; all rights reserved

Historical Note

From the Prague Spring to a Chair in Nephrology in Germany: Jan Brod (1912–1985)

Alexander Woywodt, Jens Bahlmann, Marion Haubitz, Hermann Haller and Karl-Martin Koch

Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany

Correspondence and offprint requests to: Alexander Woywodt, MD, Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Hannover Medical School, Carl-Neuberg-Strasse 1, D-30625 Hannover, Germany. Email: woywodt.alexander@mh-hannover.de

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Introduction

An eminent clinician, teacher and scientist, Jan Brod (1912–1985) was among the founders of academic nephrology in post-war Europe. In particular, he pioneered the pathophysiological approach to kidney disease and hypertension. Today, Brod is nearly unknown to the younger generation of nephrologists, not least because few publications have dealt with his remarkable life. His journey through nephrology provides an opportunity to encounter some of the ‘giants’ in 20th century medicine, while his personal odyssey is a lively reflection of European history.

Czechoslovakia and Vienna, 1912–1938

The son of a Jewish business manager, Jan Brod was born on May 19, 1912, in Novy Jicin in the north-east of Moravia, a former part of the Habsburg Empire. In 1918, Moravia was incorporated into Czechoslovakia. Brod studied medicine in Prague and graduated top of his class in 1937. He commenced his career as an unpaid house officer in the First Department of Medicine. Later that year, he . . . [Full Text of this Article]

France, Britain, North Africa, Sicily and Paul Wood

Prague, 1945–1968

Mainz and Hannover, 1968–1985

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