Friedrich Martini (doctor)
Friedrich Heinrich Wilhelm Martini (born August 31, 1729 in Ohrdruf ; † June 27, 1778 in Berlin ) was a German physician and naturalist.
Life
Martini began studying theology at the University of Jena , but then switched to medicine. In 1757 he received his doctorate from the University of Frankfurt an der Oder . From 1758 to 1764 Martini worked as a physician in Artern and then settled as a practicing doctor in Berlin .
Martini founded the first scientific-medical society there in 1764 with the learned journal society for pharmacy, economy and natural history . In 1773 he was the founder of the Gesellschaft Naturforschender Freunde zu Berlin , after having got to know the pre-existing Naturforschender Gesellschaft in Danzig . He later became their honorary member.
In 1769 Martini began to publish the New Systematisches Conchylien-Cabinet , of which three volumes had appeared before his death. The further publication of the work was carried out by Johann Hieronymus Chemnitz . On February 15, 1769 he was given the academic surname Apollinus III. elected as a member (matriculation number 714) of the Leopoldina .
From 1774 the general history of nature appeared in alphabetical order , the editors of which were subsequently Friedrich Wilhelm Otto and after this Johann Georg Krünitz .
Fonts
- New systematic Conchylia Cabinet, arranged and described by Friedrich Heinrich Martini. Volume 1-3. 1769-1778. doi: 10.5962 / bhl.title.43760
- General history of nature in alphabetical order. Volume 1-4. 1774-1778. (Author: Buffon et al .; translation into German and adaptation: Martini)
- Natural history of the four-footed animals. Volume 1–5 Berlin (of a total of 23 volumes), 1772–1801, (Author: Buffon et al .; translation into German and arrangement: Martini)
- Natural history of birds , Volume 1–7, Berlin, 1772–1809, (Author: Buffon et al .; translation into German and adaptation: Martini)
literature
- Wilhelm Hess : Martini, Friedrich Heinrich Wilhelm . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 20, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1884, p. 509.
Web links
- Member entry of Friedrich Heinrich Martini at the German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina
- Literature by and about Friedrich Martini in the catalog of the German National Library
- Works by and about Friedrich Martini in the German Digital Library
- Friedrich Martini on zs.thulb.uni-jena.de
Individual evidence
- ↑ 1
- ↑ 2
- ^ Johann Daniel Ferdinand Neigebaur : History of the Imperial Leopoldino-Carolinian German Academy of Natural Scientists during the second century of its existence. Friedrich Frommann, Jena 1860, p. 228 ( digitized version )
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Martini, Friedrich |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Martini, Friedrich Heinrich Wilhelm (full name) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German physician and natural scientist |
DATE OF BIRTH | August 31, 1729 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Ohrdruf |
DATE OF DEATH | June 27, 1778 |
Place of death | Berlin |