August Friedrich Günther
August Friedrich Günther (born February 19, 1806 in Dresden ; † August 12, 1871 there ; also Guenther ) was a German military doctor and university professor .
Life
Günther came from a humble background. He was initially trained in the bathing trade , prepared himself for his studies with private lessons and studied from 1823 to 1826 at the Surgical Medical Academy in Dresden . He then became a company surgeon in the Saxon Army , then studied medicine at the University of Leipzig and returned from 1832 as a prosector at the Surgical Medical Academy in Dresden. In 1836 he became a second-class battalion doctor and in 1838 at the University of Leipzig with the dissertation De cavitatis tympani et partium adhaerentium genesi in hominibus to Dr. med. PhD . In 1840 he was appointed battalion doctor, first class.
The appeal Günthers to professor of anatomy and physiology at the Surgical-Medical Academy in Dresden was made. 1844 There he taught until the academy closed. In the same year, 1844, he was appointed regimental doctor and then in 1850 the last general staff doctor of the independent royal Saxon army. On behalf of King John , he took part as a delegate of the Kingdom of Saxony in October 1863 and in August 1864 at the Geneva Conferences of the International Red Cross , which ended with the Geneva Conventions .
He was a member of the first board of directors of the Albertverein founded in 1867 .
Works
- De cavitatis tympani et partium adhaerentium genesi in hominibus. Dresden 1838.
- Observations on the Development of the Auditory Organ in Man and Higher Mammals. Leipzig 1842.
- with Otto Funke : Textbook of Human Physiology. 2 volumes, Leipzig 1845 to 1853.
literature
- Hermann Frölich: Günther, August Friedrich . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 10, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1879, p. 167.
- Rolf Rehe: Günther (Guenther), August Friedrich . In: Saxon Biography. Edited by the Institute for Saxon History and Folklore eV, edit. by Martina Schattkowsky, September 21, 2007.
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Günther, August Friedrich |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Guenther, August Friedrich |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German military doctor and university professor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 19, 1806 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Dresden |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 12, 1871 |
| Place of death | Dresden |