Friedrich Miescher-His

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Friedrich Miescher-His, photography

Friedrich Miescher-His (born March 2, 1811 in Walkringen / BE ; † January 21, 1887 in Basel ) was professor of anatomy and physiology in Basel and Bern .

School and academic career

Friedrich Miescher-His was the son of Johannes Miescher, a Bernese farmer and cloth merchant. He went to school in Biel and graduated from high school there in 1827 . Then he worked in his father's trading business for a year. In 1828 (until 1832) he began studying medicine at the Academy in Bern. After studying in Bern, Friedrich Miescher-His moved to Berlin in 1832 . There he studied at the Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität , namely with the natural scientist Johannes Müller , and received his diploma in 1835. In 1836 he also made his doctorate in Berlin.

Career

Friedrich Miescher-His [above] together with the lawyer Johann Julius Wilhelm von Planck (1817–1900) [left] and the chemist Christian Friedrich Schönbein (1799–1868) [right], photograph from probably 1849 (before 1854)

In 1837 Friedrich Miescher-His was employed as a full professor at the then small medical faculty of the University of Basel . At the time he was 26 years old. It was a professorship in physiology and general pathology . In 1844 he moved to Bern because he was appointed to the Inselspital as a doctor . Miescher-His also received a full professorship at the University of Bern and was a member of the medical commission. In 1845 he became a member of the Medical-Surgical Society of the Canton of Bern ; in the summer of 1849 he was appointed president of the same society.

But as early as 1850 he moved back to Basel, as a change of government in Bern threatened his position. He took over his old position as full professor for general pathology in Basel and contributed to the boom in the medical faculty in the 1860s. In 1855 he was called back to Bern as a full professor, but Friedrich Miescher-His turned it down. On November 30, 1871, the educational council of the canton of Basel-Stadt officially adopted him after Friedrich Miescher-His had submitted a dismissal request to the board of trustees of the University of Basel just under a month earlier, on October 17.

Friedrich Miescher-His, photography

In addition to his job as an academic teacher, he also worked as a general practitioner in Basel. Even after his retirement, he continued to practice as a doctor and specialized in the field of women's diseases.

Private

Friedrich Miescher-His, 1811–1887, Wolfgottesacker Cemetery, Basel
Grave in the Wolfgottesacker cemetery, Basel

On July 13, 1843, Friedrich Miescher-His married Charlotte Antonie His (1819–1896), who was the daughter of Eduard His (1792–1871) and Anna Catharina La Roche (1801–1844). Eduard His, the son of the politician Peter Ochs (1752–1821), was originally called Eduard Ochs; In 1818, however, he changed his surname to His because his father, a friend of the French, was considered a traitor to many Basel residents. Eduard His was a silk ribbon manufacturer.

In 1867, Friedrich Miescher-His received citizenship in Basel for himself and his sons.

The son of Friedrich Miescher His, the same Friedrich Miescher was also physician and physiologist. Another son of the couple was Karl Otto Miescher (1851–1890). He was a notary and worked in civil courts. Karl Otto Miescher was married to Emilie Sarasin (1858–1885).

Friedrich Miescher-His, photography (1881)

research

Miescher-His carried out studies on the Nematoida . There are also some notes on nervous diseases. These notes were created during discussions with affected patients. He was also interested in the history of medicine, namely in Felix Platter and Albrecht von Haller .

literature

  • In memory of Professor Friedrich Miescher-His, born March 2, 1811, died January 21, 1887. [Basel 1887].

Web links

Commons : Friedrich Miescher-His  - Collection of Images

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Basel University Library, NL 102 (Friedrich Miescher estate), Sign. A XI a (certificate 1827)
  2. ↑ Basel University Library, NL 102 (estate Friedrich Miescher), Sign. A XI c (matriculation 1828)
  3. ↑ Basel University Library, NL 102 (Friedrich Miescher estate), Sign. A XI l (certificate 1835)
  4. ↑ Basel University Library, NL 102 (Friedrich Miescher estate), Sign. A XI m (files on employment in 1837)
  5. ↑ Basel University Library, NL 102 (Friedrich Miescher estate), Sign. A XI r (files on the appointment 1844)
  6. ↑ today medical society of the canton of Bern (renamed in 1911): Urs Boschung: From sociability to class politics. 200 Years of the Medical Association of the Canton of Bern , in: doc.be No. 5 / October 2008, p. 4 ( digital copy )
  7. ↑ Basel University Library, NL 102 (Friedrich Miescher estate), Sign. A XI 2 (appointed in 1845)
  8. ↑ Basel University Library, NL 102 (Friedrich Miescher estate), Sign. A XI u (election 1849)
  9. ↑ Basel University Library, NL 102 (Friedrich Miescher estate), Sign. A XI v (files on the appointment to Basel 1850)
  10. ↑ Basel University Library, NL 102 (Friedrich Miescher estate), Sign. A XI w (files on the appointment to Bern 1855)
  11. ↑ Basel University Library, NL 102 (Friedrich Miescher estate), Sign. A XI cc + dd (documents on discharge)
  12. ↑ site miescheriana 2003 (accessed 19 March 2017)
  13. ↑ Stroux page on the family of Friedrich Miescher-His (accessed on March 19, 2017)
  14. ↑ site miescheriana 2003 (accessed 19 March 2017)
  15. ↑ Basel University Library, NL 102 (Friedrich Miescher estate), Sign. A II a (Nematoidea)
  16. ↑ Basel University Library, NL 102 (Friedrich Miescher estate), Sign. A II f (Nervous Diseases)
personal data
SURNAME Miescher-His, Friedrich
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Swiss anatomist, physiologist and university professor
DATE OF BIRTH March 2, 1811
PLACE OF BIRTH Walkringen / BE
DATE OF DEATH January 21, 1887
Place of death Basel