Loading AI tools
German physician From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Max "Maxime" Hans Kuczyński (2 February 1890 – 26 November 1967) was a German physician of Jewish origin.[1] He was the father of the former President of Peru, Pedro Pablo Kuczynski.
Maxime Hans Kuczyński | |
---|---|
Born | Berlin, Germany | 2 February 1890
Died | 26 November 1967 77) Lima, Peru | (aged
Education | University of Rostock |
Occupation | Physician |
Children | 2, including Pedro |
Relatives | Alex Kuczynski (granddaughter) |
Military career | |
Allegiance | Germany |
Service/ | German Army |
Battles/wars | Balkans Campaign |
Maxime Kuczyński was born in Berlin,[2][3] as the son of Emma (née Schlesinger) and Louis Kuczyński, both of Jewish Polish origin.[4] He studied medicine and natural science at the University of Rostock. In 1913 he received his degree in philosophy, and in 1919 a degree in medicine.[5]
During World War I, he served in the German army and participated in the Balkans Campaign. In 1924, he was appointed as a professor. After the Nazis came to power he fled to Peru and joined the Institute of Social Medicine of the National University of San Marcos.[6] Between 1924 and 1926 he conducted anthropological research in Central Asia, and later, between 1938 and 1948, in the Andes, and performed and published on self-experimentation in medicine in 1937.[7][8][9]
Kuczyński died in Lima.
His son, Pedro Pablo Kuczynski, born in Lima in 1938, was Prime Minister of Peru between 2005 and 2006. A decade later, he became President after winning the second round in June 2016. His American granddaughter, Alex Kuczynski, is a journalist and writer.
Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.
Every time you click a link to Wikipedia, Wiktionary or Wikiquote in your browser's search results, it will show the modern Wikiwand interface.
Wikiwand extension is a five stars, simple, with minimum permission required to keep your browsing private, safe and transparent.