Dr. Hans Reese | Photograph | Wisconsin Historical Society

Photograph

Dr. Hans Reese

Dr. Hans Reese | Photograph | Wisconsin Historical Society
Sitting, waist-up portait of Hans Heinrich Reese M.D. (1891-1973) holding a book and his eyeglasses, with bookshelves behind him. Dr. Reese was the husband of Clara Theresa (Tessa) Schmidt, a granddaughter of Conrad Seipp, Chicago brewer and owner of Black Point Estate. Reese was a native of Germany and played on the German Olympic soccer team at the 1912 Stockholm Olympics. He completed his medical studies at the University of Kiel in 1917 and was a decorated World War I veteran of the German Navy. He was recruited to the University of Wisconsin in 1924 as a neurologist and was named chairman of the Department of Neuropsychiatry in 1940. When the department split in 1956, he continued to serve as chairman of the Department of Neurology until his retirement in 1962. He continued research until his death in 1973.
DESCRIPTION
Sitting, waist-up portait of Hans Heinrich Reese M.D. (1891-1973) holding a book and his eyeglasses, with bookshelves behind him. Dr. Reese was the husband of Clara Theresa (Tessa) Schmidt, a granddaughter of Conrad Seipp, Chicago brewer and owner of Black Point Estate. Reese was a native of Germany and played on the German Olympic soccer team at the 1912 Stockholm Olympics. He completed his medical studies at the University of Kiel in 1917 and was a decorated World War I veteran of the German Navy. He was recruited to the University of Wisconsin in 1924 as a neurologist and was named chairman of the Department of Neuropsychiatry in 1940. When the department split in 1956, he continued to serve as chairman of the Department of Neurology until his retirement in 1962. He continued research until his death in 1973.
RECORD DETAILS
Image ID:117030
Creation Date:circa 1950
Creator Name:Moffett Studio
City:Madison
County:Dane
State:Wisconsin
Collection Name:Black Point Estate and Seipp Family Papers
Genre:Photograph
Original Format Type:photographic print, b&w
Original Format Number:Black Point Estate.27.6
Original Dimensions:11 x 14 inches
SUBJECTS
Eyeglasses
Neckties
Suits (Clothing)
Furniture
Books
Physicians
Hairstyles
Indoor photography
Men
Portrait photography

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