Monument to the X-ray and Radium Martyrs of All Nations, Memorial stele in St George's Hospital garden, Hamburg, Germany
The Monument to the X-ray and Radium Martyrs of All Nations is a stone memorial in the garden of St George's Hospital in Hamburg. The stele displays the names of approximately 359 individuals from fifteen countries who died from radiation exposure sustained during medical research and clinical work.
The memorial was established in 1936 by the German Roentgen Society to document the early years of medical radiation research. It marks a period when the dangers of radiation exposure were not yet fully understood and many researchers paid with their lives.
The memorial names individuals from around the world who contributed to early medical science. It stands as a place where people from different nations are remembered together for their sacrifice in advancing knowledge.
The memorial is located within the grounds of Asklepios Klinik St Georg, so visitors should enter through the hospital and inform staff about visiting the memorial garden. Additional stone plaques surround the main monument and provide further information about those commemorated.
A companion honor book preserves biographical details of those commemorated, offering deeper insight into their individual lives and contributions. The book has been updated over the years to reflect new research and discoveries about the people remembered here.
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