Wilhelm Theodor Dieck born on 12 january 1867 in Hinsel near Essen(or Würzberg?) and died on 28 February 1935 in Berlin.
His wife was named Gertrud Karoline Emilie Martha Neubecker, married on and lived on the Lutzowplatz 17 in Berlin when he died. They had two daugthers one named Marianne Clara Dieck who was born on 10. Sept 1903 in Berlin, Germany and the second one Charlotte Julie Dieck who was born on 6. Jan 1905 in Berlin, Germany.
His parents are Wilhelm (Friedrich) Dieck and (Caroline Catharine Wilhelmine) Julie de Braun
They had 6 children:
1. Constatin Wilhelm Emil Joseph Dieck (born 23 April 1863 in Rees, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany)
2. Caroline Wilhelmina Dieck
3. Wilhelm Theodor Dieck (born 12 January 1867 in Hinsel, Essen, Germany)
4. Carl Dieck
5. Theodor Dieck
6. Julius Dieck
From Dr. to Professor to Director
Miller Prize
At the International Dental Congress recently held at Copenhagen the executive committee awarded the Miller prize, founded in 1910, to Professor Wilhelm Dieck, director of the Dental Institute of the University of Berlin.
60th Birthday
Translated to English:
Wilhelm Dieck
on his 60th Birthday!
By Senior Assistant Dr. Georg Schweitzer (Berlin)
On January 12th, one of the great figures of our field once again celebrates a milestone: Professor Dr. Wilhelm Dieck, the highly esteemed researcher at home and abroad, and universally respected representative of conservative dentistry at the University of Berlin, will reach his 60th year of life, at the very height of his career.
A son of the Ruhr region, born on January 12, 1867 near Essen, he attended the secondary school (Realgymnasium) in Witten an der Ruhr, which he left in 1885 at the age of 18 with his certificate of maturity. This was followed by the then-prescribed four semesters of dental studies at the University of Berlin. Upon completion, on April 19, 1887, he was granted his license to practice dentistry. The Berlin Institute, where he had received his training, retained the young dentist: immediately after his state examination, he became assistant to the then head of the surgical department, Professor Friedrich Busch, in the well-known old building on Dorotheenstrasse. Already during this assistantship he drew closer to the head of the department for conservative dentistry, our venerable master W. D. Miller, whose work aroused his particular interest. This led, after a short interval, to collaboration with Miller in research and teaching—first as an assistant, later (1899) as a lecturer in Miller’s department.
Dieck distinguished himself through many publications in his own favored field, anatomy, which also brought him into closer contact with the famous Berlin University anatomist Wilhelm Waldeyer, from whom he received deserved recognition and personal honors.
The practical expression of his scholarly activity took shape in the stimulating and instructive review courses for advanced students, particularly in the anatomy and pathology of the head. For many, these courses deepened the interest first awakened in the dissection hall; for many more—at a time when cadaver dissection was not yet mandatory—they created the very possibility of successfully navigating the most difficult hurdles of the state examination. A great number of older colleagues, for these reasons alone, will gratefully remember the jubilarian on January 12.
Dieck drew the subject of his doctoral dissertation from the field of cranial nerves. In 1897, ten years after his dental license, he earned his medical doctorate in Würzburg with his dissertation “On the Dental Origin of Prosopalgia.”
Another decade later, in 1907, came the long-deserved step into a permanent academic teaching position. After declining a call to Leipzig as associate professor that spring, he was appointed on April 1, 1907 to succeed his teacher and friend Miller as head of the Department of Conservative Dentistry at the Berlin Institute, receiving the title of associate professor. He has now held this position for nearly 20 years. During the World War he, like all of his assistants, placed his strength in service of the fatherland, working as a radiologist in the hospital for jaw injuries established under Williger’s direction at the Dental Institute.
On March 9, 1921, he was appointed full professor in the medical faculty, and on November 1, 1923, he was entrusted with one of the three newly created chairs of dentistry at the University of Berlin. The medical faculty honored him with the conferral of an honorary doctorate in dental medicine (Dr. med. dent. h. c.). Earlier, the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia had awarded him the degree of Doctor of Science.
Looking back on Dieck’s life’s work, we must first of all mention his fruitful activity as academic teacher and head of the Department of Conservative Dentistry. Countless colleagues have come to appreciate in his lectures and courses his broad and profound scientific knowledge, his clear and thoroughly prepared presentations, his logical, concise manner of expression, and his ability to make even complex problems accessible to his listeners. In the realm of practical training, the high esteem in which he is held is shown by the steady, often overwhelming influx of students and colleagues seeking further training—not only from Germany, but also, at times in even greater numbers, from abroad: Scandinavia, Bulgaria, Turkey, former Austria-Hungary, Russia, Yugoslavia, Egypt, India, and elsewhere.
As for Dieck’s publications, this is not the place to list the large number of his works spanning anatomy, pathology and diagnosis of dental diseases, comparative jaw anatomy, practical conservative dentistry, scientific photography (application of ultraviolet rays for histological research), bacteriology, and more. But special mention must be made of his greatest and lasting achievement: the early introduction of Röntgen’s revolutionary discovery into dental diagnostics. His significant, unfortunately out-of-print book “Anatomy and Pathology of Teeth and Jaws in the X-Ray Image” (Hamburg, 1911) secures him the undisputed title of “Father of Dental Radiology” in Germany. For anyone engaged in radiology, it remains a constant source of instruction and delight, with its concise clarity, its masterful adaptation of general radiology to the needs of dentistry, its unsurpassed practical modifications of technical tools, and its wealth of instructive cases and superb images. Accordingly, dental radiology occupies a central place in the scientific and practical work of his department.
For many of Dieck’s former students, it will be of interest to hear of the continued expansion of the department and its facilities. The department now has all necessary apparatus for light therapy (hyperemia, ultraviolet/quartz light), as well as, more recently, a valuable modern system for macro- and micro-cinematography and projection. Attached to the department is also a chemical laboratory, where, under Dieck’s direction, a professional chemist investigates relevant scientific and practical questions—for example, dental filling materials, salivary reactions (hydrogen ion concentration), urine (the amalgam-mercury issue), and more.
Another interesting innovation is a laboratory for psychotechnical aptitude testing, equipped with precision instruments. Systematic investigations are to determine whether aptitude for dental studies can be assessed by testing traits essential to the profession. Such tests, repeated throughout clinical training, will show whether an initial evaluation can reliably predict a student’s later practical development. These findings are indispensable if, in future, psychotechnical testing is to guide admission into dental studies and, in the case of unfavorable results, discourage unsuitable candidates.
In the large scientific laboratory of the department—fully equipped for research and already the site of notable work by foreign scholars, especially Japanese physicians—the Japanese colleague Professor Dr. Tojoda has worked exclusively under Dieck’s guidance for the past four years on the longstanding question of the existence of nerve fibers in dentin, and has now led it to a final resolution. His detailed publication, currently in press in German, is eagerly awaited.
Despite such a full professional life, Dieck has not avoided numerous honorary offices and responsibilities. He is chairman of the Association of Lecturers, of the Working Group of Dental Professional Bodies of Germany, and for 21 years served as second chairman of the Central Association of German Dentists. He has long promoted professional development as chairman of the Prussian State Committee for Dental Continuing Education, a post he has held for 25 years. Recently he was elected deputy chairman of the German Central Committee for Dental Care in Schools, chaired by the former president of the Imperial Health Office, Privy Councillor Bumm.
Internationally, Dieck is active as chairman of the German National Committee of the Fédération Dentaire Internationale, as member and honorary member of foreign dental societies, and as lecturer, especially in Scandinavia. He has also played a leading role in organizing major exhibitions at international congresses—for example, the exemplary exhibition of the 5th International Dental Congress in Berlin (1909) in the Reichstag building, and the dental section of the International Hygiene Exhibition in Dresden (1911). Most recently, he undertook the difficult organization of the German collective exhibition at the 7th International Dental Congress in Philadelphia, where he also represented the German government.
That the jubilarian cultivates scientific interests beyond dentistry is shown by his membership and lectures in the Anthropological Society and the Society of Friends of Natural Science in Berlin. Well known is his much-admired reconstruction of the dentition of Homo mousteriensis.
Thus we see before us today the sixty-year-old, honored by friends and pupils, burdened with a nearly overwhelming load of professional duties and honorary responsibilities, for which the day is rarely long enough. Many a morning finds him still at his desk after a sleepless night, while the first patient already waits outside. Only a man of great physical strength and iron health—such as he fortunately still enjoys—can endure such strain. As for his personality, he reflects the archetype of his homeland: at heart the cheerful spirit, the gentle nature and human kindness of the Rhinelander, enclosed by the stern, hard-to-penetrate wall of Westphalian severity and reserve, yet combined with Westphalian loyalty and reliability.
May Wilhelm Dieck be preserved for his friends and colleagues, his grateful assistants and pupils, in continued vigor and creative power—this is our sincere wish for January 12, 1927. – Zahnärztliche Rundschau 36. Jahrgang 1927 Nr.2 Page 25
Translated to English:
Dieck Honorary Issue.
Professor Wilhelm Dieck on his 60th Birthday.
On January 12, 1927, Professor Wilhelm Dieck is able to celebrate his 60th birthday in good health and vigor. A number of close friends and colleagues dedicate the following contributions to the jubilarian in admiration and respect.
The editorial board extends to Professor Wilhelm Dieck its warmest congratulations. May he long remain for us the model of practical, professional, and scientific endeavor, as he has always been regarded.
The scientific and teaching achievements of Wilhelm Dieck are well known and have been duly honored elsewhere. By contrast, only a few circles are aware of the extensive work he has carried out up to the present day on behalf of the general interests of our profession. Soon after receiving his license in 1887, he joined the existing organizations and took an active part in their work. The aim was to secure for dentistry a higher standing in both science and professional politics, placing it on an equal footing with the other disciplines of general medicine. In every step undertaken in this respect, the profession found in Wilhelm Dieck a prudent and carefully weighing collaborator, who soon stood in the foremost ranks of the leading circles of the organizations, both in the Central Association and in the local societies.
I know that hardly any important step with the authorities was undertaken without his counsel; I also know, however, that Wilhelm Dieck wishes this activity not to be highlighted as something special, since he regards it as self-evident. How often have I personally sought his advice on important decisions within the Association, the German Central Committee for Dental Care in Schools, and other bodies.
From the abundance of this quiet life’s work, I would like to mention at least three areas in which Wilhelm Dieck played a decisive role: postgraduate dental education, wartime aid, and exhibitions.
When in 1902 the Committee for Dental Postgraduate Education was founded in Prussia, Wilhelm Dieck assumed the position of second chairman alongside Miller. After Miller’s departure and the death of his successor Hahl, Dieck took over the chairmanship of the organization, which had by then been transformed into the Prussian State Committee for Dental Postgraduate Education—a position he still holds today. Here, Wilhelm Dieck not only worked in an organizational capacity, but also made his knowledge and skills available to his colleagues through the holding of postgraduate courses, sparing neither effort nor time to further these important initiatives.
Among his associates, Wilhelm Dieck’s leadership of wartime aid will remain unforgettable. One must have witnessed this work up close to appreciate what he accomplished, in a noble and generous manner, for the benefit of colleagues and their families. Quietly and tirelessly the work was carried out, and without fuss it was brought to completion—a classic example of Wilhelm Dieck’s distinguished way of working.
Here, as everywhere, the guiding principle of his actions stands out: to treat his colleagues fairly and to offend no one.
In this context, we must also recall the success of his organizational talent in the scientific exhibitions of the 5th International Dental Congress in Berlin, the International Hygiene Exhibition in Dresden, and the 7th International Dental Congress in Philadelphia. These exhibitions demonstrated dentistry as an important branch of general medicine and contributed greatly to its scientific recognition. For this, it was essential that the arrangement be strictly scientific and that a sure hand bring the best into prominence. Wilhelm Dieck mastered this perfectly.
Let us hope and wish that his knowledge may continue to serve us in this spirit, and that the gratitude of the profession for his tireless and selfless work may inspire him with renewed strength.
Dr. med. Konrad Cohn – Deutsche Zahnärztliche Wochenschrift 30. Jahrgang 1927 Nr.1 Page 1
In Memory of
Death of Wilhelm Dieck: Wilhelm Dieck, one of the most prominent teachers in the University of Berlin Dental Institute, died Feb. 28, 1935, at the age of 68. The cause of his unexpected death was apoplexy. Dieck was a student of W. D. Miller, occasionally substituted for him and followed him as a regular professor on the Berlin University Dental Institute faculty. In the March issue of THE JourNat, the leading contribution was a biographical sketch of Miller’s life by Dieck, an affectionate portrayal of his place in dental education and science, a literary memorial. In 1928, Dieck became director of the Berlin Dental Institute. His greatest service was the introduction of the roentgen rays in dental diagnosis and his most significant production “The Anatomy and Pathology of Teeth in Roentgenography,” which appeared in 1911. Dieck took the greatest possible interest in professional affairs in behalf of science and the profession itself. He was honored in many ways, among which were the bestowal of the gold medal of the Central Association of German Dentists and the Miller Medal from the F.D.I., which trophy was designed as a reward of merit in honor of his great teacher. All who knew Wilhelm Dieck as a teacher will hold him in honored memory. T. – The Journal of the American Dental Association 1935-05: Vol 22 Iss 5 May 1935 Page 846
WILHELM dieck: 1867-1935
Wilhelm Dieck died very suddenly on Feb. 28, 1935. He was born on Jan. 12, 1867, in Haensel, near Essen in Westphalia, son of a mining official. After passing his final examination at the gymnasium in 1885, he studied dentistry at Berlin University. In 1887 he passed state-board examinations in Berlin with honors. He continued at Berlin University, first as a postgraduate student with Prof. Dr. Busch, later as an assistant. He collaborated a long time in Prof. Dr. Miller’s scientific investigations, and received the M.D. degree in 1896 at Wurzburg. In 1899 he became Assistant Professor in the operative department; in 1907, “ausserordentlicher Professor” and head of the department, succeeding Prof. Dr. Miller; in 1924, Dean of the College of Dentistry’, University of Berlin, which position he held until his death.
It is perhaps for Dr. Dieck’s important work in x-ray photography that he is best known. Very important also was the success of his rehabilitation of the amalgam filling. Many publications indicate the extent of his research. Perhaps one of the best known is Anatomy and Pathology of the Teeth and Jaws in X-ray Photography (1911). He was a leader in dental societies, and held a number of important positions on various committees and councils. For many years he was President of the Society of German University Teachers in Dentistry. In 1915 he received the honorary degree of Doctor of Science at the University of Pennsylvania. In 1930 he gave a series of lectures in Japan at the request of the University of Japan. He became very influential in the dental profession in Europe. He was a splendid representative of German science and thoroughness, and his loss will be keenly felt by the dental profession in all nations. – Journal of Dental Research 1936-09: Vol 15 Iss 5 September 1936 page 374
Marianne Clara Dieck (1903-1970)
Daughter Marianne Clara Dieck married Edward Ploman (1880-1947) on 31 December 1924 in Berlin. They emigrated to Sweden and had two sons
1. Edward Wilhelm Ploman (1926-1990)
2. Karl-Fredrik Edward Ploman (1928-?), married to Monica Loodin (1929-1989) on 16 apr 1953. They had one son who is married to someone with the lastname Lundberg. They both also have one kid.
Marianne Clara Dieck died on 1 Jan 1970 in Sweden and was buried at Norra Begravningsplatsen in Solna, Solna kommun, Stockholms län, Sweden Perceel Kvarter 10A, Gravplats 395A. Edward Ploman was born on 7 mars 1880 in Klara, Stockholm he died on 20. Aug 1947 and was burried in the same grave as his wife.
Edward W. Ploman was born in Stockholm on 12 March 1926 and he died on 1 August 1990 in Stockholm as well. He was buried in the same grave as his parents. Edward W. Ploman was a Swedish expert in international communications, who also served as Vice‑Rector of the Global Learning Division of United Nations University, and earlier was Executive Director of the International Institute of Communications in London from 1972 to 1981.
He is best known as co‑author (with L. Clark Hamilton) of the book Copyright: Intellectual Property in the Information Age, first published in 1980. This work examined the history, international dimensions, and evolving challenges of copyright in the information technology era.
Karl Fredrik Edward Ploman was born on 22 June 1928 in Stockholm.
Charlotte Julie Dieck (1905-1998)
Daugther Charlotte Julie (or Julia) Dieck died on 1 March 1998 in Stockholm. She was burried in the same grave as her sister Marianne Clara.
Gertrud Neubecker
Parents of Gertrud Neubecker, born around 1870:
Father: Auguste Ludwig Neubecker (1837 Wilsnack Kreis Westprignitz – 19 dez 1900 Berlin)
—–> Father: Johann Ludwig Neubecker and mother Henriette Marie Emilie Neubecker geb Guhl
Mother: Dorothea Marie Charlotte Karoline Krause (?)
—–> Father: Harman/Hermann Krause
Children:
1. Wilhelmina Bertha Emma Neubecker (geb. 30. Jul 1870 in Wandbeck) Doopget: o.a. Bertha Krause Perleberg en Wilhelm Witt en Julius Henschel in Berlin
2. Friedrich Wilhelm Albert Paul Neubecker born on 20. Mai 1873 in Wittenberge Kreis Westprignitz and died on 30. Sept 1916 in Berlin. Married Bertha (Ottilie Marie) Hildebrandt on 5. Mai 1900 in Berlin. Bertha is born on 3 Juni 1874 in Rause Kreis Neumarkt.
