Albert Salomon (surgeon)

Albert Salomon (1883–1976) was a Jewish-German surgeon at the Royal Surgical University Clinic in Berlin. He is best known for his study of early mastectomies that is considered the beginning of mammography. He was the father of the artist Charlotte Salomon, who was murdered in Auschwitz concentration camp during the Holocaust.

This article is about the German surgeon. For the German sociologist, see Albert Salomon (sociologist).
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