Hugo Steiner
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'''Hugo Steiner''' is a [[Swiss]] citizen who graduated from the [[University of Zurich]] as a [[physician]] specialising in [[endocrinology]]. He worked for several years as the leader of a [[research]] group in experimental [[endocrinology]] for [[Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd.]] in [[Basel]], [[Switzerland]]. He has also done research work in [[Sweden]], [[Italy]], [[France]] and [[Germany]]. In 1965, Dr. Steiner served as team leader of an [[International Red Cross]] mission in North [[Yemen]]. From 1976 to 1998 he had a private medical practice, specialising in endocrinology and [[diabetes]], in Basel.
Between 1991 and 2002, Dr. Steiner and his wife spent a month each year in [[Borneo]], visiting the [[Malaysia]]n states of [[Sabah]] and [[Sarawak]]. In 2002, Dr. Steiner published the book ''Borneo: Its Highlands and Lowlands with their Pitcher Plants''. They also made frequent visits to [[Morocco]] and [[Tunisia]], which resulted in a book on [[Ancient Rome|Roman]] cities in [[Northern Africa]] and another about the Roman capital of [[Volubilis]] in central Morocco.
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[[Category:Diabetologists]]
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