Background
Schindler, Rudolf was born on May 10, 1888 in Berlin, Germany. Son of Richard I. and Martha (Simon) Schindler.
Schindler, Rudolf was born on May 10, 1888 in Berlin, Germany. Son of Richard I. and Martha (Simon) Schindler.
Student of University of Freiburg (Germany), 1905-1907. Doctor of Medicine, University of Berlin, 1912.
He is regarded widely as the "father of gastroscopy."
During the First World War he described numerous diseases involving the human digestive system. He wrote the illustrated textbook, Lehrbuch und Atlas der Gastroskopie (Textbook and Atlas of Gastroscopy). Between 1928 and 1932 Schindler worked with the Berlin-based instrument-maker and technician, Georg Wolf, on the development of the first semi-flexible gastroscope, which allowed a greater range for examination, facilitating diagnosis and some treatments without abdominal surgery.
With the rise of the Nazi party he was arrested.
Upon his release in 1934, he made his way to the United States of America. He settled in Chicago, Illinois, and practiced medicine there until 1943.
He then relocated to Los Angeles, California, where he continued his work in gastroenterology until his retirement. including writing two more books in the field of gastroenterology, teaching students, and saving lives. He spent his final years in Munich, Germany and died in 1968 at the age of eighty.
Served as military surgeon Bavarian Infantry Regiment and pathologist 6th German Army, 1914-1918. Member Institute Medicine Chicago, American Gastro-Enterological Association, International Gastro-Enterological Association, American Gastroscopic Society (1st. President), American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Medical Association, California Society International Medical, Sigma Xi.
Married Gabriele Winkler, 1922 (deceased. Married second, Marie Koch. Children: Richard Rudolf, Peter (deceased), Wolfgang (deceased), Ursula (Mistress James B. Gibson).