Fritz Kahn was a German gynecologist who, in the 1920s, wrote a series of popular books entitled Das Leben des Menschen. These endeavored to explain biological science and medicine to a popular audience.
Just before Hitler rose to power in 1933, Kahn traveled to Palestine and, due to the political situation in Germany, settled in Jerusalem. In 1939, he left Palestine, passing through France and Portugal, before finally immigrating to the United States in early 1941 with the assistance of humanitarians Varian Fry and Albert Einstein.
After settling in New York, Fritz Kahn continued his work as a writer and illustrator, becoming one of the most prominent popular writers on medical and biological subjects. His works were translated into multiple languages. He gave lectures and appeared on radio broadcasts, addressing medical and popular scientific questions. The human body’s functions were a common theme in his writings, which included popular illustrated books such as “Our Sex Life” (1939), “Man in Structure and Function” (1943), and “The Human Body” (1966).
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- Rare Maps of Curiosities - Miscellanea
Der Mensch als Industriepalast.
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- Seeing the human body like it had never been seen before.
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- Rare Maps of Curiosities - Miscellanea
Stammbaum des Menschen & Der Aufbau des Menschenhaares & Das vegetative Nervensystem & Das menschliche Rückenmark.
- Four fantastic Fritz Kahn visualizations: the evolution of life on Earth, the human hair follicle, the central nervous system, and a modernist depiction of the human spinal cord.
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