Friedrich Gottfried Abel

Friedrich Gottfried Abel (born July 8, 1714 in Halberstadt ; † November 23, 1794 ibid) was a German doctor and writer.

Life

Friedrich Gottfried Abel was the son of the historian and rector of the Halberstadt Johannisschule, Caspar Abel , who came from the family of scholars of the same name . His brothers were the pastors Christian Leberecht and Joachim Gottwalt Abel . He attended school in Halberstadt and Wolfenbüttel . Abel studied theology at the University of Helmstedt from 1731 and went to the University of Halle in 1732 . In addition to his studies, he worked as a private tutor. Abel turned down an offer to take over the rectorate of the Johannisschule in Halberstadt. He changed the subject in 1732 and studied medicine from then on. He continued his studies in Königsberg , where he received his Dr. med. received his doctorate. He went back to Halberstadt, where he worked as a general practitioner for around 50 years. Abel became assessor of the Collegium Medicum in 1771 and Physicus of the Halberstadt cathedral chapter in 1788 . He was critical of the contemporary, drastic healing methods and preferred a simple therapy adapted to the specific diseases.

In addition to his medical work, Abel devoted himself to literary studies, especially the Latin classics. He translated Juvenal and Sulpicia , all of whose satires he published in 1785 with the support of Johann Wilhelm Ludwig Gleim . From 1788, like Gleim, he was a member of the Halberstadt Literary Society .

Abel died in Halberstadt in 1794.

family

Friedrich Gottfried Abel married Catharina Maria Riese in 1744, a descendant of the mathematician Adam Riese . The couple had three daughters and two sons. One son was the doctor and art collector Johann Gotthelf Leberecht Abel . The daughter Louise Magdalena Justina Abel was married to the Halberstadt poet Klamer Schmidt .

Fonts (selection)

• Juvenals and Sulpizia's complete satires , Verlag Meyer, Lemgo, 1785.

literature

• Gerhard Niemann: Abel, Friedrich Gottfried . In: Horst-Rüdiger Jarck , Dieter Lent et al. (Ed.): Braunschweigisches Biographisches Lexikon - 8th to 18th century . Appelhans Verlag, Braunschweig 2006, ISBN 3-937664-46-7 , p. 21st f .