Quadrate in Mannheim, Baden-Württemberg, Germany — Central Europe

Prof. Dr. Albert Fraenkel

03.06.1864 - 22.12.1938

Photographed By James Hulse, February 20, 2024

1. Prof. Dr. Albert Fraenkel Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

German:
Mit seinen Forschungen am pharmakologischen Institut der Universität Heidelberg begründete der Kardiologe Albert Fraenkel die intravenöse Strophanthin-Therapie zur Behandlung akuter Herzinsuffizienz. Die Injektion ermöglichte erstmals eine exakte Dosierung und eine schnelle, oft lebensrettende Wirkung. Unter dem Namen Kombetin stellte Boehringer Mannheim injektionsfertige Ampullen her.

English Translation:
With his research at the pharmacological institute at Heidelberg University, cardiologist Albert Fraenkel founded intravenous strophanthin therapy for the treatment of acute heart failure. The injection enabled precise dosage and a rapid, often life-saving effect for the first time. Boehringer Mannheim manufactured ampoules ready for injection under the name Kombetin.

Erected by Metropolregion Rhein-Neckar and Roche (früher Boehringer Mannheim).

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Science & Medicine.

Location. 49° 29.064′ N, 8° 27.761′

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E. Marker is in Mannheim, Baden-Württemberg. It is in Quadrate. Marker is at the intersection of Bismarckstraße and Kurpfalzstraße, on the left when traveling west on Bismarckstraße. The marker is located along the sidewalk in front of the University of Mannheim. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: B37 14, Mannheim BW 68161, Germany. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Carl Benz (here, next to this marker); Max Weber (here, next to this marker); Werner von Siemens (here, next to this marker); BASF (a few steps from this marker); Adolf Kußmaul (a few steps from this marker); Freudenberg (a few steps from this marker); William Fardely (within shouting distance of this marker); Karl Friedrich Schimper (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Mannheim.

More about this marker. The bronze plaque is one of 42 plaques set up along the “Electoral Palatinate Mile of Innovations” in front of Mannheim Palace.

Also see . . . Strophanthin therapy 1900. Kurpfälzer Mile of Innovations

Albert Fraenkel was born on June 3, 1864, the son of wine merchant Jakob Fraenkel and his wife Emilie in Mußbach near Neustadt an der Weinstraße. There he attended the Latin school and then the humanistic grammar school in Landau. Even as a schoolboy, Albert wanted to become a doctor
Photographed By James Hulse, February 20, 2024

2. The Prof. Dr. Albert Fraenkel Marker is located on the sidewalk
and, after graduating from high school in 1883, began to study medicine in Munich. After completing his medical examination, he did the first part of his military service in Würzburg and then continued his studies in Strasbourg. He was particularly impressed by the lectures of the internist Adolf Kußmaul. In the summer of 1888, he passed the state examination and then completed his military service in Bayreuth.

(Submitted on February 24, 2024, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.)

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