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Z Gesamte Inn Med. 1986 Oct 15;41(20):555-8.
Max Bürger (1885-1966) is one of the most outstanding German internists in our century. His special merit is the application of modern scientific methods to his special field and the founding of gerontology as a new field of research. During the time of fascism in Germany Max Bürger has retained his fidelity to an humanistic engagement of the medical profession and, in contrast to many other distinguished representatives of medicine, he didn't succumb the various corruptions for participation in misuse of authority. In spite of the hard conditions in 1945 Max Bürger decided to carry on his activities in Leipzig. Here he achieved in the following years significant results for the reconstruction of Public Health and medical university education. The underlie of these commendable decisions was a humanistic professional ethos, to whom the engagement for suffering individuals was more important than the personal prosperity.
马克斯·比尔格（1885 - 1966）是本世纪最杰出的德国内科医生之一。他的特殊功绩在于将现代科学方法应用于他的专业领域，并创立了老年医学这一崭新的研究领域。在德国法西斯主义盛行时期，马克斯·比尔格始终坚守医学职业的人文关怀，与许多其他杰出的医学代表人物不同，他没有屈服于各种腐败现象，没有参与滥用职权的行为。尽管1945年条件艰苦，马克斯·比尔格仍决定在莱比锡继续他的工作。在接下来的几年里，他在公共卫生重建和医科大学教育方面取得了显著成果。这些值得称赞的决定背后是一种人文主义的职业精神，即对受苦个体的关怀比个人的财富更为重要。
