Rolf Emmrich (27 August 1910 – 5 May 1974) was a

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of internal medicine. Emmrich was born in Freiberg, Saxony. He studied at the

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and

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(Ph.D. 1936) and subsequently held the positions of privat-docent at the

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in 1948. Since 1954 he was professor at the

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. In 61 Emmrich became a member of

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, in 1963 member of the

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. In 1930 Emmrich joined the fraternity

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. In 1974 he died in

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Emmrich, Rolf 1910 births 1974 deaths Physicians from Saxony German internists University of Freiburg alumni University of Tübingen alumni Academic staff of the University of Halle Academic staff of Leipzig University People from Freiberg