Gustav von Bergmann

Gustav von Bergmann (December 24, 1878 - September 16, 1955) was a German internist who was born in Würzburg. In 1903 he received his doctorate at Strasbourg, and afterwards worked at the 2nd medical hospital in Berlin under Friedrich Kraus (1858-1936). In 1916 he became a full professor of internal medicine in Marburg, and later a professor at Frankfurt am Main (1920), the Berlin Charité (1927) and Munich (1946). He was the son of surgeon Ernst von Bergmann (1836-1907).

Bergmann is remembered for his work in functional pathology, and his fundamental research into the causes of numerous disorders, particularly abdomenal and duodenal ulcers. In his work concerning the neurotic origin of disease, he is considered to be one of the founders of psychosomatic medicine.

Today, the "Gustav von Bergmann Award" is the highest honor awarded by the Deutschen Gesellschaft für Innere Medizin (German Society of Internal Medicine). Bergmann was also co-author of the multi-volume Handbuch der normalen und pathologischen Physiologie.