Eduard Hlawaczek
Eduard Joseph Hlawaczek (born September 25, 1808 in Karlsbad ; † December 30, 1879 ibid) was a Bohemian physician and author.
Life
He was born as the son of the Karlsbad carpenter and forte piano maker Caspar Hlawaczek and the daughter Katharina of the pewter master Franz Hofmann. After attending school in the Bohemian town of Karlovy Vary, he attended a philosophical course in Prague in preparation for the subsequent medical studies at the universities in Vienna , Prague and Padua . In 1834 he was promoted to Dr. med. PhD. He then settled as a well doctor in his hometown Karlsbad, where he worked until his death at the age of 71. He confessed himself to be an opponent of the traditional humoral pathology .
His circle of friends included Heinrich Heine , whom he met in Paris in 1839/1840.
Eduard Hlawaczek presented several publications on Karlsbad, which were reprinted several times.
Fonts (selection)
- The water medicine or pharmacological-therapeutic representation of the common cold and heated water and all mineral waters , Vienna 1835.
- History of Karlovy Vary in terms of medicine, topography and society , Prague 1839.
- Karlsbad , 2nd edition, Prague 1842.
- Karlsbad , 3rd, greatly increased and improved edition, Karlsbad 1847.
- Karlsbad, its mineral sources, surroundings and social relations , Magdeburg 1854.
- Outline of a medical history of Karlsbad , Karlsbad 1863.
- Karlsbad in a historical, medical and topographical relationship , 11th edition, Karlsbad 1874.
- The guide to the healing springs of Carlsbad and its walks and drives , 2nd edition, Karlsbad 1874.
Honors
Eduard Hlawaczek was made an honorary citizen of his hometown Karlovy Vary due to his services as a doctor and promoter of bathing tourism.
estate
His scientific estate is in the literary archive of the Austrian National Library .
literature
- Hlawaczek, Eduard. In: Austrian Biographical Lexicon 1815–1950 (ÖBL). Volume 2, publishing house of the Austrian Academy of Sciences, Vienna 1959, p. 341 f. (Direct links on p. 341 , p. 342 ).
Individual evidence
- ↑ Hubertus Averbeck: From the cold water cure to physical therapy. Reflections on people and at the time of the most important developments in the 19th century. EHV, Bremen 2012, p. 528.
- ^ Estates in Austria
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Hlawaczek, Eduard |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Hlawaczek, Eduard Joseph (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Bohemian medic and author |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 25, 1808 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Carlsbad |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 30, 1879 |
| Place of death | Carlsbad |