Karl Theodor Fahr
- Category : 1877-births
- Type : MGE
- Profile : 2/4 - Hermit / Opportunist
- Definition : Single
- Incarnation Cross : RAX Tension 3
Biography
German pathologist remembered for his work in nephrology and research of kidney disorders. With internist Franz Volhard (1872-1950) he published a comprehensive monograph on Bright's disease titled Die Brightsche Nierenkrankheit. In 1923, he provided an early correlation between lung cancer (Bronchialkarzinom) and tobacco smoking. Today his name is associated with Fahr's disease, which is a degenerative neurological disorder characterized by calcifications and cell loss within the basal ganglia.
In 1933 Fahr signed the Loyalty Oath of German Professors to Adolf Hitler and the National Socialist State.
He died on 29 October 1945, aged 77, in Hamburg.