Georg von Liebig
Georg von Liebig , (since 1845 Georg Freiherr von Liebig ) (born February 17, 1827 in Gießen , † December 31, 1903 in Munich ) was a German physician and climatologist .
Life
Georg was the eldest son of the chemist Justus von Liebig , who founded the baronial house of the Liebig family . He studied in Giessen and Berlin and in 1853 went to Bombay for the English East India Company (EIC) . In 1856 he became a professor in Calcutta , in 1859 he was again active on European soil as a district and saltworks doctor in Reichenhall . In 1864 he and Ernst Mack created a system with the first usable pneumatic chamber in Dianabad. From 1873 Liebig only worked in Reichenhall in summer and moved to Munich in winter. In 1877 he qualified as a professor at the local university and was shortly thereafter there a lecturer in climatology and balneology .
Honors
Liebigstrasse in Bad Reichenhall is named after Georg von Liebig.
Fonts
- Reichenhall, its climate and its remedies ; 6th ed. 1889
- The air pressure in the pneumatic chambers and on the heights ; 1898
literature
- Entry in Julius Pagel : Biographical lexicon of outstanding doctors of the nineteenth century
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| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Liebig, Georg von |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German physician and climatologist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 17, 1827 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | to water |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 31, 1903 |
| Place of death | Munich |