Heine, Maximilian Meyer, 1807-1879

Maximilian Meyer Heine (November 6, 1807 - November 6, 1879) was a German doctor, who served with the Russian Army during the Russo-Turkish War and who later became a Russian state councilor. He was the youngest brother of Heinrich Heine, the famous German romantic poet.

After studying medicine at the universities of Berlin and Munich, he graduated as a doctor in 1829, and in the same year joined the Russian army as a surgeon. During his army service, he took part in the invasion of the Balkans with General Diebitschs, and in 1832 he participated in the fight against the Polish rebellion.[citation needed] Returning to Russia, he lived in Saint Petersburg and became the chief surgeon appointed to a military school. After his resignation from the army, he received the title of a State Counsellor. Together with his colleagues Thielmann and Krebel, he founded the Medical newspaper of Russia, a journal which he edited from 1844 to 1860.[1] He died in Berlin in 1879.