[Significance of commemorative meetings on great physicians of the past].

Commemoration-days are particularly significant, when thinking approaches from former times can be related to new hypotheses and working methods and thus can lead to better results. This is generally taken into consideration and here especially applies to great physicians. For the characterization of a great physician 6 points are mentioned: 1. a high measure of creativity, 2. unflinching industry, 3. teachers of their subject, 4. formation of schools, 5. action as an example, 6. setting up a standard for his subject. From the history of medicine 30 great physicians are mentioned with name and lifetime and with short words is thought of their important achievements, continuing effective historically.