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Glossary entry

German term or phrase:

M. u. Dr.

English translation:

MD

Added to glossary by Trudy Peters
Aug 29, 2005 01:13
18 yrs ago
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German term

M. u. Dr.

German to English Other Genealogy family tree
Another question from the family tree from the Austro-Hungarian empire:

M. u. Dr. Carl...

Any idea what the M. may stand for?
Proposed translations (English)
3 +3 M.D.
1 Magister

Discussion

Teresa Reinhardt Aug 29, 2005:
Then it could be "Mediziner" and "Jurist", but I would still look for confirmation. They might have a first degree (such as a Magister) and then
a doctorate, which need not be in their subject (could have been more of a
general "thing"....
Non-ProZ.com Aug 29, 2005:
Could M. just stand for Mediziner? J. u. Dr. may be juris doctor.
Non-ProZ.com Aug 29, 2005:
Yes, Johanna, it's one person. I also have a J. u. Dr.
Johanna Timm, PhD Aug 29, 2005:
Hi Trudy! Are you sure the abbrev. refer to ONE person?

Proposed translations

+3
2 hrs
Selected

M.D.

it is a physician
Peer comment(s):
agree Jonathan Spector : This is certainly correct; compare with JUDr
56 mins
agree John Jory : "Danach erhält man den Titel MUDr. (Medicinae Universae Doctor - wie M.D. im Angelsächsischen)." See www.thieme.de/viamedici/laender/slowakei/kosice.html
6 hrs
neutral Teresa Reinhardt : I don't know how you can be so sure; this is k.u.k. Österreich
11 hrs
agree Johanna Timm, PhD : definitely correct. see also the discussion of the term here: http://forum.dict.cc/forum-questions/detail-70062-MUDr.html
11 hrs
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Thank you, Jan, and all other contributors! And thanks for the interesting link, Johanna."
15 mins

Magister

Just a wild guess...there is a certain affinity for titles in Austria (no flames, please), and I have found that people will list all their titles, not just the highest one, whenever they get a chance.
Would be a Master's, then - but WILD guess!
Peer comment(s):
agree Ann C Sherwin : Of Ribbe&Henning's list of genealogy abbreviations, this strikes me as the most likely in context.
32 mins
Thanks, Ann! Unexpected support of the scholarly kind ;-)
disagree Jonathan Spector : see next answer
3 hrs
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