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Dietmar Thumm

Dietmar Thumm

2025 als Heizer Originally from Basel, he has lived in Central Switzerland for over 45 years. As a qualified eye surgeon, he runs the Zentravis eye practice at Bahnhofplatz in Lucerne and is a co-founder of the Sursee Eye Day Clinic. He also initiated an optical chain with the integration of ophthalmic diagnostics into the eyewear business and a so-called one-price policy, Doctor-Eyepoint. "Central Switzerland is a paradise. Being able to live and/or work here is a privilege." He Read more [...]
Carlos Albert Schumacher

Carlos Albert Schumacher

"The child's soul is the greatest asset," says Hamburg physician Dr. Carlos Schumacher. To help it develop and at the same time provide children with unforgettable moments, he relies less on the world of medicine than on the magic of imagination. He wants to enchant children with stories and has therefore founded his own publishing house. He presented the Hamburger Kinderbuch publishing house to the public for the first time at the Frankfurt Book Fair (2006). The new venture, however, reflected Read more [...]
Margaret Chan

Margaret Chan

Margaret Chan Fung Fu-chun (Chinese: 陳馮富珍/陈冯富珍; born 1947 in Hong Kong) was Director-General of the World Health Organization from 2006 to 2017 (in May 2012 she was elected for a second term until June 30, 2017). She was the first Chinese woman to head a UN specialized agency. Biografie Margaret Chan completed her medical studies at the Canadian University of Western Ontario. After returning to Hong Kong, she joined the health department of the then British Crown Colony Read more [...]
Carl Claus Hagenbeck

Carl Claus Hagenbeck

Carl Claus Hagenbeck (born 1 November 1941 in Hamburg) is a German veterinarian and former zoo director. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_5Z5JPnX9cY From 1962 to 1967 he studied veterinary medicine at the Hannover Veterinary School and received his doctorate in veterinary medicine. Hagenbeck is married and has two daughters. From 1977 to 1982 he was junior director of the Hagenbeck Zoo in Hamburg,[1] which he then directed from 1982 to 2004. Between 1982[2] and 1989 he directed the zoo together Read more [...]
Andreas Barner

Andreas Barner

Barner studied medicine and mathematics and earned doctorates in both subjects. "As a researcher at the helm of a globally active company, he knows exactly how important science is for the economy," said Andreas Schlüter, Secretary General of the Stifterverband, according to a statement. Andreas Barner (born February 10, 1953 in Freiburg im Breisgau) is a German physician and mathematician. From 2009 to 2016, he was Chairman of the Board of Directors of Boehringer Ingelheim. Barner studied Read more [...]
Detlef Strathmann

Detlef Strathmann

Detlef Strathmann (1941-2001) He financed his medical studies as a medical journalist – including for the Bild newspaper – and thus found his way into the pharmaceutical industry. His subsequent career then led him into advertising. In 1973, he founded the advertising agency Intramed, which is still part of the Strathmann Group today. At the same time, he recommended the right medications as a mailbox doctor for several magazines. He advised readers of the women's magazine "Petra" as Read more [...]
Gabriela Kieser

Gabriela Kieser

Dr. Gabriela Kieser studied medicine at the University of Zurich and earned her MBA from the Universities of Rochester, USA, and Bern. In 1990, the first European medical practice for medical strength therapy opened in Zurich. The practice demonstrated effective synergy with Kieser Training, located in the same building. Together with her husband, Werner Kieser (†), she developed the concept of health-oriented strength training and thus expanded internationally. Today, 280,000 customers train Read more [...]
Fereydoon Batmanghelidj

Fereydoon Batmanghelidj

Fereydoon Batmanghelidj (1931 – 15 November 2004) was an Iranian doctor, naturopath, HIV/AIDS denialist and writer. He is best known for believing increased water consumption is the cure for most disease, a view not supported by everybody. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8xweziIaUMo&list=PLgA3-CA7B2UpSWpftRthVYj0KTA27JXpJ Fereydoon Batmanghelidj was born in Iran in 1931.[4][5] He attended secondary school in the United Kingdom, at Fettes College in Read more [...]
Ulisse Aldrovandi

Ulisse Aldrovandi

Ulisse Aldrovandi (11 September 1522 – 4 May 1605) was an Italian naturalist, the moving force behind Bologna's botanical garden, one of the first in Europe. Carl Linnaeus and the comte de Buffon reckoned him the father of natural history studies. He is usually referred to, especially in older scientific literature in Latin, as Aldrovandus; his name in Italian is equally given as Aldroandi. Aldrovandi was born in Bologna to Teseo Aldrovandi and his wife, a noble but poor Read more [...]
Jonathan Palmer

Jonathan Palmer

Jonathan Charles Palmer (born 7 November 1956) is a British businessman and former Formula One racing driver. Before opting for a career in motor racing, Palmer trained as a physician at London's Guy's Hospital. He also worked as a junior physician at Cuckfield and Brighton hospitals. He is currently the majority shareholder and Chief Executive of MotorSport Vision (MSV), a company that runs six UK motorsport circuits, the PalmerSport corporate driving event at Bedford Autodrome Read more [...]