Institutes, Museums, Libraries 269 



— Heidelberg — 



1922-27: Institut fur Geschichte der Naturwissenschaften: 



This institute was created on 22 Nov. 1922 by the J. und E. v. Portheim-Stiftung. 

 Its first and last director was Julius Ruska. The first annual report appeared in 

 1925 (4 p., Carl Winter's Universitatsbuchhandlung ) ; the second in 1926, the third 

 and last in 1927. The Heidelberg institute was then merged with the Berlin one. 



The publications of the institute listed in those three reports appeared in the 

 Heidelberger Akten der von Portheim-Stiftung and in other series or journals. 



— Jena — 



Institut fiir Geschichte der Medizin: 



Includes a collection rich in Graeco-Roman classical antiquities established by 

 Theodor Meyer-Steineg (1873-1936). 



— Leipzig — 



1905: Institut fiir Geschichte der Medizin an der Universitat Leipzig: 



The Leipzig institute was founded in 1905, the widow of Theodor Puschmann 

 having bequeathed to the University of Leipzig a fund ( Puschmann-Stiftung ) "to 

 promote scientific research in the history of medicine." A chair for the history of 

 medicine was created at the University at the same time; the first incumbent of it 

 and first director of the institute was Karl Sudhoff. 



The institute includes a large library, archives, films, portraits, medals, etc. 

 During the years 1905-25, under Sudhoff's direction, its activities were astounding, 

 witness the master's own publications, some 200 theses by students and many serials 

 which are described in another chapter ( Mitteilungen, Archiv fiir Geschichte der 

 Medizin, Studien zur Geschichte der Medizin). 



In 1925, the direction and professorship were given to Henry E. Sigerist and 

 the activities were considerably modified, because of the new ideas which were now 

 dominating medicine, medical teaching, medical duties to the people and medical 

 history. The main organ of the Leipzig institute was now Kyklos (q.v.). 



See Sigerist's account in Forschungsinstitute (vol. 1, 391-402, 1930). 



Sigerist resigned in 1932 in order to assume the direction of the Baltimore In- 

 stitute for the history of medicine. After an interregnum of 2 1/2 years, the direction 

 of the Leipzig Institute was intrusted to Dr. Walter von Brunn, and the Institute 

 moved to a new address, in the Zoological Institute, Talstr. 33, second floor. De- 

 scription of the new institute by Walter von Brunn in Mitteilungen (36, 1-4, 1937). 



The library of the Leipzig Institute houses the only copy of a card catalogue of 

 all the notes published in Mitteilungen, that is, a catalogue of publications on the 

 history of science since 1900-02, practically all the Gemian ones and a very large 

 number of non-German ones. 



— Mainz — 



Medizinhistorisches Institut der Johannes "Gutenberg Universitat: 



Director: Paul Diepgen (formerly director of the Berfin institute). 



— Munich — 



1903: Deutsches Museum von Meisterwerken der Naturwissenschaft und Technik 



(often called, for short, Deutsches Museum ) : 



This museum was founded in 1903, the ceremony of inauguration taking place 

 on 28 June in the aula of the Royal Bavarian Academy. In 1906 a part of the col- 

 lections was opened to the public and the construction of a special, enormous, build- 

 ing begun. The building should have been ready by 1916 but was delayed by the 

 first war. It was finally inaugurated on 7 May 1925. The main founder and or- 

 ganizer of the Museum was Oskar von Miller ( 1855-1934), electrical engineer. 



It is the largest museum of science and technology in Germany and one of the 

 largest ( if not the very largest? ) in the world. It owns a very large library and rich 

 archives and has sponsored a great many publications. 



