Maxime Hans Kuczyński | |
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![]() Max Hans Kuczynski | |
Born |
Berlin, Germany | 2 February 1890
Died | 26 November 1967
Lima, Peru | (aged 77)
Education | University of Rostock |
Occupation | Physician |
Children | 2, including Pedro |
Relatives | Alex Kuczynski (granddaughter) |
Military career | |
Allegiance | Germany |
Service/ | German Army |
Battles/wars | Balkans Campaign |
Max "Maxime" Hans Kuczyński (2 February 1890 – 26 November 1967) was a German physician of Jewish origin. [1] He was the father of the former President of Peru, Pedro Pablo Kuczynski.
Maxime Kuczyński was born in Berlin, [2] [3] as the son of Emma ( née Schlesinger) and Louis Kuczyński, both of Jewish Polish origin. [4] He studied medicine and natural science at the University of Rostock. In 1913 he received his degree in philosophy, and in 1919 a degree in medicine. [5]
During World War I, he served in the German army and participated in the Balkans Campaign. In 1924, he was appointed as a professor. After the Nazis came to power he fled to Peru and joined the Institute of Social Medicine of the National University of San Marcos. [6] Between 1924 and 1926 he conducted anthropological research in Central Asia, and later, between 1938 and 1948, in the Andes, and performed and published on self-experimentation in medicine in 1937. [7] [8] [9]
Kuczyński died in Lima.
His son, Pedro Pablo Kuczynski, born in Lima in 1938, was Prime Minister of Peru between 2005 and 2006. A decade later, he became President after winning the second round in June 2016. His American granddaughter, Alex Kuczynski, is a journalist and writer.
Maxime Hans Kuczyński | |
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![]() Max Hans Kuczynski | |
Born |
Berlin, Germany | 2 February 1890
Died | 26 November 1967
Lima, Peru | (aged 77)
Education | University of Rostock |
Occupation | Physician |
Children | 2, including Pedro |
Relatives | Alex Kuczynski (granddaughter) |
Military career | |
Allegiance | Germany |
Service/ | German Army |
Battles/wars | Balkans Campaign |
Max "Maxime" Hans Kuczyński (2 February 1890 – 26 November 1967) was a German physician of Jewish origin. [1] He was the father of the former President of Peru, Pedro Pablo Kuczynski.
Maxime Kuczyński was born in Berlin, [2] [3] as the son of Emma ( née Schlesinger) and Louis Kuczyński, both of Jewish Polish origin. [4] He studied medicine and natural science at the University of Rostock. In 1913 he received his degree in philosophy, and in 1919 a degree in medicine. [5]
During World War I, he served in the German army and participated in the Balkans Campaign. In 1924, he was appointed as a professor. After the Nazis came to power he fled to Peru and joined the Institute of Social Medicine of the National University of San Marcos. [6] Between 1924 and 1926 he conducted anthropological research in Central Asia, and later, between 1938 and 1948, in the Andes, and performed and published on self-experimentation in medicine in 1937. [7] [8] [9]
Kuczyński died in Lima.
His son, Pedro Pablo Kuczynski, born in Lima in 1938, was Prime Minister of Peru between 2005 and 2006. A decade later, he became President after winning the second round in June 2016. His American granddaughter, Alex Kuczynski, is a journalist and writer.