Franciscus Chemnitz
Franciscus Chemnitz , actually Franz Chemnitz (born August 23, 1609 in Stettin ; † January 16, 1656 near Braunsberg ; ennobled as Franz von Chemnitz ), was a German physician and senior military doctor in the Swedish army.
Life
Franciscus Chemnitz was the fourth son of Martin Chemnitz (1561–1627) and Margarethe Camerarius. After studying medicine, he stayed with French war troops for several years. In 1631 he received his doctorate in medicine. He later became the personal physician of the Swedish Field Marshal Carl Gustav Wrangel . This appointed him the chief doctor in the Swedish army.
Franciscus Chemnitz fell near Braunsberg in 1656 during the Swedish-Polish War . He was married to Clara Euphrosyne von Neumark since 1653. Her son Franz von Chemnitz (1656–1715), later a judge at the Greifswald court and at the Wismar tribunal , was born after his father's death.
literature
- Hermann Hachfeld: Martin Chemnitz after his life and work: especially after his relationship to the Tridentinum. Breitkopf and Härtel, Leipzig 1867, p. 145 ( Google Books ).
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Gabriel Anrep : Svenska Adelns Ättar-Taflor. Part 1, Norstedt & Söner, Stockholm 1858, p. 446 ( Google books ).
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Chemnitz, Franciscus |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Chemnitz, Franz; Chemnitius, Franciscus |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German medic |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 23, 1609 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Szczecin |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 16, 1656 |
| Place of death | Braunsberg |