Víctor Körner
Víctor Körner | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Senate | |
| In office 15 May 1930 – 6 June 1932 | |
| Constituency | 8th Provincial Grouping |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 1856 |
| Died | 13 August 1946 (aged 89) |
| Party | Liberal Party |
| Spouse | Sofía Anwandter |
Víctor Körner Anwandter (September 1856 – 13 August 1946) was a Chilean physician, academic and politician. He served as senator representing the Eighth Provincial Grouping of Arauco, Malleco and Cautín during the 1930–1938 legislative period.[1]
Biography
Körner was born in Valdivia, Chile, in September 1856, the son of Teodoro Körner and Clara Anwandter. In 1882 he married Sofía Anwandter Köhler, with whom he had children.[1]
He studied at the Liceo of Valdivia and at the Instituto Nacional in Santiago. In 1879 he was a medical student at the University of Chile and interrupted his studies to join the Army Medical Service during the War of the Pacific, serving as second surgeon in the expeditionary army during the first campaigns (1879–1880). He qualified as a physician on 9 May 1881 and subsequently undertook further studies in Europe between 1881 and 1883, specializing in gynecology.[1]
He developed an extensive medical and administrative career, serving as administrator of the Barros Luco Hospital, physician at the San Vicente de Paul Hospital and later at the San Francisco de Borja Hospital. He was also commissioned to Europe to study hospital organization (1896) and advances in radiology (1914), and represented Chile at medical congresses in Buenos Aires (1902 and 1906).[1]
In academia, he was professor of gynecology at the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Chile from 1892 to 1922. He also held roles in public education and medical institutions, including membership in the Superior Council of Public Instruction and leadership positions in medical societies.[1]
He authored several scientific works, including Exploración de la Mujer (1883), and the book Los alemanes en Chile (1910), on German influence in Chilean medicine.[1]
He was a member of the Liberal Party and participated in various social and professional organizations, including the Sociedad Médica de Santiago, the Sociedad Nacional de Agricultura and the Junta de Beneficencia.[1]
Political career
Körner was elected deputy for Valdivia (1885–1891) and later senator for the Eighth Provincial Grouping of Arauco, Malleco and Cautín for the 1926–1930 period, replacing Carlos Werner Rither in 1927. He was subsequently re-elected senator for the same grouping for the 1930–1938 legislative period.[1]
During his senatorial tenure, he served on the Permanent Commission on Hygiene and Public Assistance and as substitute member of several commissions, including Foreign Relations, Public Education, Finance, Commerce and Municipal Loans.[2][1]
His tenure was interrupted following the 1932 Chilean coup d'état, which led to the dissolution of the National Congress on 6 June 1932.[1]
In later years, he served as mayor of Calle Larga.[1]
References
Bibliography
- Luis Valencia Avaria (1951). Anales de la República: textos constitucionales de Chile y registro de los ciudadanos que han integrado los Poderes Ejecutivo y Legislativo desde 1810. Tomo II. Imprenta Universitaria, Santiago.