Christian Ludwig (doctor)
Christian Ludwig (also Christianus Ludwig ; born May 17, 1749 in Leipzig ; † February 25, 1784 in Leipzig) was a German doctor and pharmacist .
Life
Ludwig was the son of the Leipzig doctor and botanist Christian Gottlieb Ludwig (1709–1773). He studied medicine in Leipzig and completed his studies in 1772 with a master's degree in philosophy . In 1774 he received his doctorate in medicine. He then traveled, as was customary at the time for further training, to various centers and people of science and medicine through Germany , France and England . In Leipzig he then gave lectures in physics . Ludwig is best known for his translations of Joseph Priestley's Experiments and Observations on Various Kinds of Air and John Elliot's Physiological Observations on the Senses .
Works
- Dissertatio de aethere varie moto, causa diversitatis luminum. Langenheim, Leipzig 1773.
- De Hydrope Cerebri Puerorum. Dissertation. University of Leipzig 1774. Breitkopf, Leipzig 1774.
- Joseph Priestley : Experiments and Observations on Different Genera of Air. 3 volumes. Translated from the English by CL Ludwig. Graeffer, Vienna, Leipzig 1778–1780.
- John Elliott: Physiological observations on the senses, especially on the face and hearing, as well as on burning and animal warmth, together with Adair Crawford's experiments and observations on animal warmth and the inflammation of combustible bodies. Translated from the English by CL Ludwig. Weygand, Leipzig 1785.
literature
- Wilhelm Hess : Ludwig: Christian . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 19, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1884, p. 600.
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| SURNAME | Ludwig, Christian |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Ludwig, Christianus |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German doctor and pharmacist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 17, 1749 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Leipzig |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 25, 1784 |
| Place of death | Leipzig |