Friedrich Gottlieb Heinrich Fielitz the Elder
Friedrich Gottlieb Heinrich Fielitz the Elder (December 1749 in Barby , † February 4, 1820 in Luckau ) was a German medic.
Life
Under the direction of his father, he initially received training as a surgeon in Dresden . He enrolls at the University of Wittenberg , where he studied medicine, where he obtained the degree of doctor of medicine. In 1773 he completed his habilitation in Luckau, became a city doctor, later a surgeon at the prison there, then in the poor house and was elected mayor there. He died there when he was appointed hospital director.
Fielitz has written several articles on surgery and obstetrics, and in popular medicine he strongly advocated preventive healthcare for children and women. He also founded an archive of the Medicinica Forensis, of which only one issue appeared. In addition, in a historical context, in 1811 he published a volume about famous people from Lusatia.
His son Friedrich Gottlieb Heinrich Fielitz the Younger and his grandson Heinrich August Fielitz were also doctors.
literature
- August Hirsch : Fielitz, Friedrich Gottlieb Heinrich . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 7, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1877, p. 8.
Web links
- Johann Samuelersch and Johann Gottfried Gruber : General Encyclopedia of Sciences and Arts . Section 1, Volume 44, 1846, pp. 99-100
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SURNAME | Fielitz, Friedrich Gottlieb Heinrich the Elder |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Fieliz, Friedrich Gottlieb Heinrich |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German medic |
DATE OF BIRTH | December 1749 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Barby |
DATE OF DEATH | February 4, 1820 |
Place of death | Luckau |