Bernhard Feldmann
Bernhard Matthias Feldmann (born November 11, 1704 in Cölln ; † October 21, 1776 in Neuruppin ) was a German doctor , naturalist and writer .
Life
Born as the son of the "laboratory assistant", citizen and shoemaker Bernhard Feldmann in Cölln on the Spree. His father was a student of the doctor, theologian and alchemist Johann Konrad Dippel . Bernhard Feldmann studied medicine in Berlin and Halle . He then went to Holland, made the acquaintance of the naturalist Albertus Seba in Amsterdam and received his doctorate in 1732 at the University of Leiden . In doing so, he developed a penchant for natural research that lasted until his death. So he put on extensive natural history collections, which he later donated to the Berlin Academy . In 1733 he became a city physician in Neuruppin , and five years later tooDistrict physicist .
Doctor and chronicler in Neuruppin
As far as Feldmann's practice as a doctor allowed, he devoted himself to scientific research. Apparently he was also very interested in history and genealogy, because he copied a large number of council files and asked residents of the city about local historical facts. A 1200-page manuscript "Miscellanea historica der Stadt Neu Ruppin" contains his records, which today are considered the most important collection of historical sources Neuruppin, as the original files were destroyed in the town fire in 1787. The original of the manuscript is in the Neuruppin Local History Museum.
Works
- Dissertatio physico-medica inauguralis, sistens comparationem plantarum et animalium . Leiden, 1732 (his dissertation)
literature
- Miscellanea historica of the city of Neu Ruppin: from the old church registers located in the town hall, other manuscripts, notes from the residents and printed books as funeral sermons cet. ; from Sept. 1756 / collected by Bernhardo Feldmann. Selected and ext. by Ulrich Kriele. - Karwe / at Neuruppin: Ed. Rieger, 2003. - 189 pp.: Ill.; 22 cm ISBN 3-935231-40-7 .
- Feldmann's biography. In: Employment of the Berlin Society of Friends of Natural Sciences. Volume 3, Berlin 1777, p. 505 ff.
Web links
- Literature by and about Bernhard Feldmann in the catalog of the German National Library
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Feldmann, Bernhard |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Feldmann, Bernhard Matthias (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German doctor, naturalist and writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 11, 1704 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Cölln |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 21, 1776 |
| Place of death | Neuruppin |