Jonas Charles Hermann Freund
Jonas Charles Hermann Freund (1808 – 29 December 1879)[1] was an Austrian-British physician, known as the co-founder of the German Hospital in London.[2]
Career
Born to a Jewish family in Bohemia, Freund received a medical degree at the University of Vienna. In London in 1843 he was a co-founder of London's German Hospital, which opened in October 1845. He was Physician in Charge of the hospital until about 1850. The evidence suggests that he was Karl Marx's doctor.[3] Freund was Deputy Inspector-General of Army Hospitals in the Crimean war and an army surgeon.[1]
Family
In London in 1846 he married German-born Louise Amalie Rüdiger, who became a prominent author under the pseudonym "Amelia Lewis". She was a campaigner for women's rights.[3] Their son John Christian Freund became a prominent editor and publisher.
References
- ^ a b "Deaths". British Medical Journal: p. 75. 10 January 1880.
{{cite journal}}:|page=has extra text (help) - ^ German Hospital, Lost Hospitals of London, ezitis.myzen.co.uk
- ^ a b Rubinstein, William D. (2011). The Palgrave Dictionary of Anglo-Jewish History. p. 302.