Carl Heusner
Carl Christian Heusner (born October 14, 1802 in Dhronecken near Trier , † February 28, 1883 in Boppard ) was a German doctor. He was a pioneer of smallpox vaccination and cold water medicine.
Life
After attending high school in Weilburg Carl Heusner studied at the Ruprecht-Karls-University of Heidelberg Medical . In 1821 he became a member of the Corps Rhenania Heidelberg . In 1822 he was awarded the ribbon by the Corps Rhenania Bonn , which had been donated in 1820 by his brother Ludwig Heusner from Heidelberg Hessen. After graduating, he became a general practitioner in Boppard and, in 1858, a district physician in St. Goar . In 1882 he was retired as a district physician at his own request. In 1841 he founded the Mühlbad cold water sanatorium in Boppard, which he headed as chief physician until his death. He was one of the first doctors in the Rhineland to introduce the smallpox vaccination .
Awards
- Honorary citizen of the city of Boppard, 1876
- Characterization for the Secret Medical Council , 1882
literature
- Hubertus Averbeck: From cold water cures to physical therapy , 2012.
- 60. † Heusner 2 *, Carl . In: Matriculation of the Bonner Rhenania 1820 1970 , 1970, p. 22, Volume 4 of the blue books of the Bonner Rhenania .
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Heusner, Carl |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Heusner, Carl Christian (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German doctor, pioneer of smallpox vaccination and cold water medicine |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 14, 1802 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Throne corners |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 28, 1883 |
| Place of death | Boppard |