Honoured Doctor of the People
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Medal; awarded on Dezember 11, 1978 to pediatrician MR Dr. med.
Honoured Doctor of the People (German: Verdienter Arzt des Volkes) was the highest honorary title awarded to physicians in East Germany. It was given in form of a Medal. The title was stablished on March 31, 1949 and awarded every year on December 11, the birthday of Robert Koch.
Sources[]
- Bundesministerium für innerdeutsche Beziehungen (Hrsg.): DDR-Handbuch, Auszeichnungen, Verlag Wissenschaft und Politik, 1985, S. 26 und 29, ISBN 3804686427.
- Andreas Herbst, Winfried Ranke, Jürgen R. Winkler: So funktionierte die DDR, Lexikon der Organisationen und Institutionen; Gesundheitswesen, Rowohlt Taschenbuch, 1994, ISBN 3499163489.
Categories:
- Honorary titles
- Medicine awards
- Awards established in 1949
- 1949 establishments in East Germany
- Orders, decorations, and medals of East Germany
- Award stubs