Carl Alexis Weller

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Carl Alexis Weller , modernized Karl August Weller , (born June 22, 1828 in Dresden ; † April 14, 1898 ibid) was a German physician and author.

Live and act

He was the son of Carl Heinrich Weller, who had a doctorate in ophthalmology in Dresden, and attended the Kreuzschule there . From 1847 to 1850 Carl Alexis Weller studied at the University of Leipzig , in 1851 he moved to the University of Bonn and from 1852 to 1854 he studied in Zurich, where he wrote his doctoral thesis in 1854 on the topic of contributions to the statistics of lung diseases, along with notes from the medical clinic did his doctorate in Zurich . He then returned to his hometown Dresden, where he then worked as a practicing ophthalmologist.

He produced several medical publications, a beach traveler paperback and an album of contemporary poetry . He was tried for a violation of the press law and a prison sentence of several months was imposed, which he had to serve at Hubertusburg Castle in Wermsdorf .

In 1850 there were temporarily three issues of the German Sunday papers published . He also wrote for Die Fliegende Blätter and Der Leuchtturm .

Fonts (selection)

  • German Sunday papers, 3 booklets. Dresden, 1850.
  • Contributions to the statistics of lung diseases, along with notes from the medical clinic in Zurich , Zurich, 1854 (= dissertation)
  • The light of the eye and its care in a healthy and sick state. A medical house book for everyone who wants to keep their eyesight healthy , 3rd edition, Leipzig, 1856.
  • Poets of the present. Album of the latest poetry , Dresden 1857.
  • Yearbook of German Poetry , 1st part of poems , Leipzig, 1858.
  • Yearbook of German Poetry , Part 2, Contemporary History of Literature , Leipzig, 1858.
  • Advice for those suffering from breasts and all who do not want to become one. A medical house book , 2nd edition, Plauen, 1865.
  • Paperback for beach travelers. A yearbook of the baths, health resorts and sanatoriums in Germany, Switzerland and neighboring countries , 4th edition, Leipzig. 1869.

literature

  • Wilhelm Haan : Saxon writer's lexicon. Alphabetical compilation of the scholars, writers and artists currently living in the Kingdom of Saxony, along with brief biographical notes and evidence of their writings that have appeared in print , Leipzig, Robert Schaefer's Verlag, 1875, p. 366.

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Wilhelm Haan : Saxon Writer's Lexicon. Alphabetical compilation of the scholars, writers and artists currently living in the Kingdom of Saxony, along with brief biographical notes and evidence of their writings published in print , Leipzig, Robert Schaefer's Verlag, 1875, p. 366.
personal data
SURNAME Weller, Carl Alexis
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Weller, Karl Alexis; Weller, Karl August
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German medic and author
DATE OF BIRTH June 22, 1828
PLACE OF BIRTH Dresden
DATE OF DEATH April 14, 1898
Place of death Dresden