M. u. Dr.

English translation: MD

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German term or phrase:M. u. Dr.
English translation:MD
Entered by: Trudy Peters

01:13 Aug 29, 2005
German to English translations [PRO]
Genealogy / family tree
German term or phrase: M. u. Dr.
Another question from the family tree from the Austro-Hungarian empire:

M. u. Dr. Carl...

Any idea what the M. may stand for?
Trudy Peters
United States
Local time: 11:15
M.D.
Explanation:
it is a physician
Selected response from:

Jan Vano
Local time: 16:15
Grading comment
Thank you, Jan, and all other contributors! And thanks for the interesting link, Johanna.
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Summary of answers provided
3 +3M.D.
Jan Vano
1Magister
Teresa Reinhardt


Discussion entries: 4





  

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15 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 1/5Answerer confidence 1/5
Magister


Explanation:
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!

Teresa Reinhardt
United States
Local time: 08:15
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman, Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
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
  -> see below
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +3
M.D.


Explanation:
it is a physician

Jan Vano
Local time: 16:15
Native speaker of: Native in CzechCzech
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Thank you, Jan, and all other contributors! And thanks for the interesting link, Johanna.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
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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