Background
Sauer, Louis Wendlin was born on August 13, 1885 in Cincinnati. Son of Louis W. and Caroline Mary (Muth) Sauer.
Sauer, Louis Wendlin was born on August 13, 1885 in Cincinnati. Son of Louis W. and Caroline Mary (Muth) Sauer.
Bachelor of Arts, Univercity Cincinnati, 1907, A.M., 1908. Student Medical School, U. Berlin, 1908-1912. Doctor of Medicine Rush Medical College, University of Chicago, 1913.
Doctor of Philosophy, University Chicago, 1924.
August 20, 1912; children—Miralotte Lucia (Mistress Raymond Ickes), Paul Willibald, Gisela Josepha (Mistress Carl Enchelmayer). Attending physician Chicago Infant Welfare Society, 1913-1917. Research fellow Sprague Institute, University of Chicago, 1914-1919.
Assistant attending physician Children’s Memorial Hospital, 1914-1918. Senior attending pediatrist Evanston Hospital, 1915-1930 chief department pediatrics 1938-1951. Associate professor pediatrics emeritus Northwestern University.
Medical director The Cradle, Evanston. Staff Evanston Health Department, Immunization Clinic, 1932-1955. Past chief pediatric staff, immunologist St. Vincent’s Infant and Maternity Hospital, Chicago, practice pediatrics, Coral Gables, Florida Elected Sertoma Man of Year, 1955.
Distinguished Service award University of Chicago, 1957.
Fellow American Public Health Association, Royal Society Health (London). Member of the American Medical Association, Illinois, Chicago medical societies, American Association for the Advancement of Science, Institute Medicine, American Academy Pediatrics, Chicago Pediatric Society (president 1946), Alpha Omega Alpha, Pi Gamma Museum.
Married Mira Lucia Seypelt. Children: Miralotte Lucia (Mistress Raymond Ickes), Paul Willibald, Gisela Josepha (Mistress Carl Enchelmayer).