Category: travelDocs

Tom Steinmetz

Tom Steinmetz

The son of an architect and a teacher, he began playing the piano at the age of five and considered pursuing a career as a pianist as a young man. But ultimately, he found that too uncertain. Music remains a favorite hobby to this day. In addition to his music, which he enjoys pursuing with his children, he and his wife are often out in nature and, whenever possible, take outdoor trips in their vintage VW bus. They camp in the wilderness, cook soup and other delicacies on a gas stove, and Read more [...]
Arthur Conan Doyle

Arthur Conan Doyle

Sir Arthur Ignatius Conan Doyle (May 22, 1859 in Edinburgh, Scotland – July 7, 1930 in Crowborough, Sussex, England) was a British physician and author. He wrote about the adventures of Sherlock Holmes and his friend Dr. Watson. He is also known for the character Challenger from his novel The Lost World, which served as the basis for numerous films and a television series. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7toqzP16H4c In 1880, Doyle traveled to the Arctic as a ship's doctor on the whaler Read more [...]
Marcos Aguini

Marcos Aguini

Marcos Aguinis (born January 15, 1935 in Córdoba, Argentina) is an Argentine neurosurgeon and writer. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_p9cCMkk46o Aguinis' father immigrated to Buenos Aires from Bessarabia in 1928 and soon moved in with relatives living in Cruz del Eje in the province of Córdoba. As a schoolchild, Marcos Aguinis suffered discrimination from classmates and some teachers because of his Jewish heritage. During the persecution of Jews in Germany, all of his remaining family Read more [...]
Olaf Zenner

Olaf Zenner

From the beginning of my medical studies, I had the desire to dedicate myself to both medicine and music. However, during my medical studies, I lacked the time for regular organ lessons. Therefore, I had no choice but to continue my education self-taught. After passing my medical state examination and receiving my doctorate, I began studying music in Cologne and completed my studies with a concert diploma in organ playing. Artikel über sein Orgelspiel und seine Kurse. Dr. Olaf Zenner Read more [...]
Theodore Howard Somervell

Theodore Howard Somervell

Theodore Howard Somervell OBE, FRCS (16 April 1890 – 23 January 1975) was an English surgeon, mountaineer, painter and missionary who was a member of two expeditions to Mount Everest in the 1920s, and then spent nearly 40 years working as a doctor in India. In 1924 he was awarded an Olympic Gold Medal by Pierre de Coubertin for his achievements in mountaineering (Alpinism). Somervell was born in Kendal, Westmorland, Read more [...]
Paolo Mantegazza

Paolo Mantegazza

Paolo Mantegazza (October 31, 1831 in Monza, Austrian Empire – August 28, 1910 in San Terenzo) was an Italian neurologist, physiologist, and anthropologist, as well as a prominent physician and consciousness researcher. Mantegazza published several works on the effects of psychotropic plants on human consciousness, numerous other scientific writings, and several novels that were bestsellers in their time but have since been largely forgotten. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jK9xWe_USJg Mantegazza Read more [...]
Arnd Felten

Arnd Felten

1988 — 1992Grundschule Zornheim1992 — 1998Rabanus-Maurus-Gymnasium, Mainz1998 — 1999Highland High School, Pocatello, ID (USA)1999 — 2001Rabanus-Maurus-Gymnasium, Mainz2001 — 2002Civil Service for the Rotes Kreuz Rettungsdienst Rhein-Nahe GmbH, Mainz2002 — 2004Study of Computational Engineering,Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (no degree)2004 — 2006Study of Medicine,Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg2006 —Study of Medicine,Johannes-Gutenberg-Universität 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 [...]
Werner Schunk

Werner Schunk

Prof. Dr. Werner Schunk has traveled to more than 100 countries in his lifetime. His curiosity about people in other cultures, their way of life, and their art has repeatedly led him to board trains, cars, buses, airplanes, rickety helicopters, and the suspiciously light boats of the locals. He wanted to see with his own eyes how the indigenous people of Papua New Guinea, the Amazon, or Madagascar live, and always stayed for a while. Rich in impressions, insights, and the gratitude of the people, Read more [...]
Fritz Baars

Fritz Baars

Fritz Baars is a cycling doctor. On his website, he reports extensively on the Cycling Association of German Doctors and Pharmacists. As of January 1, 2013, I am now enjoying my professional retirement. It was initially a huge adjustment after a busy, interesting professional life. But now I finally have enough time for my hobbies! Active cycling played and continues to play an important role in that. Maintaining my website and compiling facts and information also requires a lot of time. Read more [...]