Franz Gerstenbrand (1924-2017) in memoriam aeternam

What is it about?

The Neurological sciences are deprived of the eminent professor of Neurology and honorary doctor of many universities Franz Gerstenbrand, who passed away peacefully on the 30th of June, 2017.The late Professor was a prophetic authority in Neurosciences, who like the Pre-Socratic philosophers was characterized by a right and acute foresight in Neurology, having also the capacity to harmonize the precious deep knowledge of the Clinical Neurology with the rapid flow of the new data of the clinical and experimental investigation.

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Why is it important?

Franz harmonized perfectly the theory with the practice. By his high intelligence and immense experience Franz could find the right and most applicable solution in many complicated and thorny problems, being also able to foresee many scientific developments and to predict with prophetic accuracy the mission of neurosciences in the global society. Franz’ personality was adorned with magnanimity, exceptional kindness, gentleness, politeness, inner harmony, prudence. He was characterized by profound respect to human dignity, devotion to righteous principles and genuine love and compassion to the patients. For all those reasons, Franz was the invaluable mentor of many neurologists and researchers and the pure scientific and moral physician’s prototype for young neurologists in Europe. For Franz Gerstenbrand the following Heraclitus’ axiom has an evident validity «αἱρεῦνται γὰρ ἓν ἀντὶ ἁπάντων οἱ ἄριστοι, κλέος ἀέναον θνητῶν» (For even the best of men choose one thing above all others, immortal glory among mortals). Fragm. DK B29.

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