Erich Geiringer was a New Zealand writer, publisher, broadcaster, Fulbright scholar 1953, a leading member of International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War, and the founder of the New Zealand Medical Association.
10 Facts About Erich Geiringer
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Erich Geiringer gained a PhD in adreno-cortal transplantation from the University of Edinburgh in 1954.
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Erich Geiringer was the founder of the New Zealand Medical Association.
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Erich Geiringer held a radical stance in the abortion rights lobby, campaigning in the early 1970s for solidarity with jailed abortion providers.
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Erich Geiringer was the author of a book on nuclear disarmament entitled Malice in Blunderland.
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Erich Geiringer was instrumental in the IPPNW's campaign in seeking an advisory opinion from the International Court of Justice questioning the legality of nuclear weapons.
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Erich Geiringer died the same year in which the IPPNW managed to gain a hearing at the International Court of Justice.
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Erich Geiringer was accused of raping a young female patient during a gynecological exam in 1976, the case was thrown out by the court.
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In 2014, conservative politician Deborah Coddington wrote that she recalls she was required to undergo a gynaecological inspection by Erich Geiringer to be prescribed the contraceptive pill, which she said made her 'ashamed'.
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Erich Geiringer died in Wellington on 24 August 1995, and is survived by his wife Dr Carol Shand, his daughter Claudia and his sons Karl and Felix.