Ludwig Julius Caspar Mende
Ludwig Julius Caspar Mende (born September 14, 1779 in Greifswald , † April 23, 1832 in Göttingen ) was a German gynecologist , obstetrician and coroner .
Life
Ludwig Mende attended the large city school in Greifswald. In 1797 he began studying medicine at the University of Greifswald , which he continued from 1799 to 1801 in Berlin , Würzburg , Bamberg and Göttingen. After obtaining his doctorate in Göttingen in 1801, he settled in Greifswald as a general practitioner and private lecturer. In 1807 he became an adjunct in the medical faculty and assessor at the Royal College of Health in Swedish Pomerania . In 1814 he was associate professor and from 1815 full professor of medicine at the University of Greifswald. In 1820 he was elected a member of the Leopoldina .
As the successor to Johann Friedrich Osiander (1787–1855), he went in 1823 as professor of forensic medicine and obstetrics at the Georg August University of Göttingen . Until his death in 1832 he was the director of the clinic for gynecology and obstetrics at the university. In 1825 he was elected a full member of the Göttingen Academy of Sciences .
Mende he dealt scientifically and medically with the " artificial premature birth " practiced in England after the expansion . During his tenure, 1,300 deliveries were carried out, and it was noticeable that forceps delivery did not even make up 5%.
The therapy of uterine cancer , the trained training of midwives and gynecology became a focus of science and research.
Eduard Caspar Jacob von Siebold became his successor.
See also
literature
- Franz von Winckel : Mende, Ludwig Julius Caspar . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 21, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1885, p. 315 f.
- Mende, Ludwig . In: Grete Grewolls: Who was who in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania? A dictionary of persons . Edition Temmen, Bremen 1995, ISBN 3-86108-282-9 , p. 287.
Web links
- Literature about Ludwig Julius Caspar Mende in the state bibliography MV
- Writings by Ludwig Julius Caspar Mende in the joint union catalog
- Short biography
Individual evidence
- ↑ Holger Krahnke: The members of the Academy of Sciences in Göttingen 1751-2001 (= Treatises of the Academy of Sciences in Göttingen, Philological-Historical Class. Volume 3, Vol. 246 = Treatises of the Academy of Sciences in Göttingen, Mathematical-Physical Class. Episode 3, vol. 50). Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, Göttingen 2001, ISBN 3-525-82516-1 , p. 166.
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Carl Friedrich Voigt | Rector of the University of Greifswald 1820 |
Peter Friedrich Kanngießer |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Mende, Ludwig Julius Caspar |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German gynecologist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 14, 1779 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Greifswald |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 23, 1832 |
| Place of death | Goettingen |