Georg Henneberg

Georg Heinrich Hermann Henneberg (12 October 1908 in Berlin – 26 February 1996 in Berlin) was a German physician, who served as President of the Robert Koch Institute from 1952 to 1969 and as President of the Federal Health Agency from 1969 to 1974.

He was previously director of the Department of Bacteriology at the pharmaceutical company Schering AG.

However, due to having a Jewish great-grandfather, he was denied a medical license.

After complaining to the Ministry of the Interior, and enlisting the support of the noted physicians Victor Klingmüller and Ernst Rodebach, the authorities relented and he was given his medical license.

In 1950, Henneberg earned his Habilitation at the Free University of Berlin, and became an adjunct professor (apl.