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[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erich_Geiringer wikipedia]: Dr. '''Erich Geiringer''', New Zealand physician, writer, publisher, broadcaster, a leading member of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Physici...ntion_of_Nuclear_War International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War], and the founder of the New Zealand Medical Association. He was described in a memorial tribute as one of the most significant public health figures inNew Zealand in the last half century. He escaped Nazi Germany in 1938, going first to Belgium and later the United Kingdom, attending medical school in Edinburgh and Glasgow. In New Zealand he became a researcher at [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Otago_Medical_School Otago Medical School] in the 1960s. Geiringer was instrumental in the IPPNW's campaign in seeking an advisory opinion from the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Court_of_Justice International Court of Justice] questioning the legality of nuclear weapons