Christoph Gottwald (doctor)
Christoph Gottwald (* 1636 in Danzig ; † June 1, 1700 ibid) was a German physician , natural scientist and city physician of Danzig.
Life
Christoph Gottwald worked as a city physician in Danzig in the second half of the 17th century.
On February 27, 1698, Christoph Gottwald with the nickname Asclepiodotus was accepted as a member ( matriculation no. 231 ) in the Leopoldina .
Christoph Gottwald created a rich and well-known natural history cabinet , which his son Johann Christoph Gottwald steadily expanded. After the death of his son, Peter I bought the collection from his heirs for 1000 rubles after a personal inspection of the collection in Gdansk and brought it to Saint Petersburg . The remaining copper plates and manuscripts were acquired from the Nuremberg publisher Gabriel Nicolaus Raspe (1712–1785) and published.
Fonts
- D. Christoph Gottwaldt's physical-anatomical remarks on the turtles, translated from Latin. Raspe, Nuremberg 1781 digitized
- D. Christoph Gottwaldt's physical-anatomical remarks on the beaver, translated from Latin. Raspe, Nuremberg 1782 digitized
literature
- Andreas Elias Büchner : Academiae Sacri Romani Imperii Leopoldino-Carolinae Natvrae Cvriosorvm Historia. Litteris et impensis Ioannis Iustini Gebaueri, Halae Magdebvrgicae 1755, De Collegis, p. 483 digitized
- Johann Daniel Ferdinand Neigebaur : History of the imperial Leopoldino-Carolinische German academy of natural scientists during the second century of its existence. Friedrich Frommann , Jena 1860, p. 201 digitized
- Prussian delivery of old and new documents, discussions and treatises, explaining Prussian history and rights for all readers, 1, 1753/55, pp. 129-132 digitized
- Johann Samuel Schröter : The conchylia, starfish and seaweed of the former Gottwaldtische natural history collection according to the existing nine and forty copper plates accompanied with a short description. Raspe, Nuremberg 1782 digitized
- Willi Ule : History of the Imperial Leopoldine-Carolinian German Academy of Natural Scientists during the years 1852–1887 . With a look back at the earlier times of its existence. Commissioned by Wilhelm Engelmann in Leipzig, Halle 1889, supplements and additions to Neigebaur's history, p. 152 ( archive.org ).
Web links
- Member entry of Christoph Gottwald at the German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina , accessed on December 9, 2017.
- OCLC WorldCat Identities: Gottwald, Christoph 1636-1700
- Portrait of Christophorus Gottwaldt
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Gottwald, Christoph |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Asclepiodotus |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German physician and natural scientist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1636 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Danzig |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 1, 1700 |
| Place of death | Danzig |