Born in Aschaffenburg,
Germany, he worked in the X-ray industry and then became
professor of biophysics at Frankfurt am Main. From 1924 to
1933 he was a Center party member of the Reichstag, the
German Parliament. When the Nazis came to power he moved to
Istanbul, Turkey, where he established the biophysical and
radiological institute. In 1937, Dessauer was appointed
professor of experimental physics at Fribourg, Switzerland,
remaining there until 1950, when he was reinstated in
Frankfurt. His books dealt with both scientific and
philosophical subjects.
Bibliography
DESSAUER,
Friedrich. Kontrapunkte eines Forscherlebens;
Erinnerungen, amerikanische Reisebriefe. Pp. 101.
Frankfurt am Main: J. Knecht [1962]
DESSAUER,
Friedrich. Quantenbiologie; Einfuehrung in einen neuen
Wissenszweig. 2. Aufl.. Hrsg. und erg. von Kurt Sommermeyer.
Pp. xix, 286. Berlin: Springer, 1964.
DESSAUER,
Friedrich. Philosophie der technik; das problem der
realisierung. Pp. viii, 180. Bonn: F. Cohen, 1927.
DESSAUER,
Friedrich. Reflexionen ueber Erbe und Zukunft des
Abendlandes. Pp. 24. Koeln: Westdeutscher Verlag [1956]
DESSAUER,
Friedrich. Atomenergie und Atombombe. [2. Aufl.].
Frankfrut am Main: J. Knecht [1948]
Links
Friedrich Dessauer by Wolfgang Pohlit, Frankfurt am Main (in
German)
Friedrich Dessauer – biography (in German)
Friedrich Dessauer (in German)
