Anton Will
Anton Will (* 1752 in Strasbourg ; † September 13, 1821 in Munich ) was a German medic .
Life
Will studied philosophy and medicine at Ingolstadt University . He completed this course in 1777 with a doctorate to become Dr. phil. and in 1781 with a Dr. med. from. A new chair was created especially for him at the university.
At this chair, Will worked from 1781 as a professor artis veterinariae and teacher of anatomical chyrurgical operations and bandages . From the beginning Will was exposed to great envy and there were also some intrigues against him.
In 1772 Will went to study at the Universities of Strasbourg , Lyon and Charenton-le-Pont for two years . In 1784 he returned to his university in Ingolstadt . But soon after his return he was suspected of belonging to the Illuminati order . The suspicion of being an Illuminate was enough to immediately drive him from Ingolstadt.
After several years, Will was able to gain a foothold again in Munich . In 1790 he was appointed director of the newly founded Thier-Arzney School in Munich, which later became the veterinary faculty of the University of Munich . There he drafted, among other things, epidemiological regulations against anthrax , rinderpest and rabies .
Anton Will died in Munich at the age of 71. In 1927 a street was named after him in the Neuherberg district of Munich .
literature
- Nekrolog auf Anton Will , in: Kunst- und Literaturblatt aus Baiern. A supplement to Eos , No. 38, September 1821, pp. 149f.
Web links
- History of the veterinary faculty in Munich
- Anatomical lessons with Anton Will ( Memento from December 5, 2008 in the Internet Archive )
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Will, Anton |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German veterinarian |
DATE OF BIRTH | 1752 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Strasbourg |
DATE OF DEATH | September 13, 1821 |
Place of death | Munich |