Professor Ernst. Kromeyer, noted German-Jewish skin specialist, has committed suicide following dismissal from his post. Professor Kromeyer, who was seventy-one years old, was the author of several standard text books on skin diseases. His wife, who was also seventy-one, committed suicide on learning of her husband’s death.
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