Peter Voswinckel

He had three older brothers; Klaus (1940–2009), Gert (1946-1946), Hans (1946-1946) and Johann Christian (1946–1978).

Peter Voswinckel (born 9 November 1951) is a German physician, author and medical historian.

Voswinckel was born in 1951 in Soest, West Germany to Carl Voswinckel (1902–1967) and Käthe (née Siepmann; 1910–1994).

His father was a merchant who later lived and died in Bad Kissingen.

His mother was the youngest daughter of Emil Siepmann and therefore he is also a member of the Siepmann family.

In 1970, Voswinckel completed his Abitur at Archivgymnasium in Soest and then studied Medicine at University of Constance, University of Münster, University of Duisburg-Essen and the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich.

In 1981, he became a licensed physician.

He completed his MD in 1982 with the PhD work titled "Das Auto und seine Welt im Spiegel des deutschen Ärzteblattes 1907-1975".

Initially, Voswinckel worked as assistant physician in hematology and oncology, until he changed into the field of medical history, completing a PhD in 1985.

Between 1992 and 2002, Voswinckel worked as scientific employee at the Institute for Medical and Scientific History in Lübeck.

His projects included topics such as medical biography and emigration research.

In 1997, Voswinckel became a professor at RWTH Aachen University.

After 2002, he was primarily engaging in independent work as medical historian.

Between 2012 and October 2021, Voswinckel was the head of the archives and the historical research of the German Society for Hematology and Medical Oncology.

He is a member of the Siepmann family.

Between 2012 and October 2021, he was the head of the archives and historical research of the German Society for Hematology and Medical Oncology.

Voswinckel is married and has two children.

Since 2020, he is again resident of Schleswig-Holstein.