Gottfried Christian Reich

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Gottfried Christian Reich (born July 19, 1769 at the Kaiserhammer hunting lodge ; † January 5, 1848 in Berlin ) was a German doctor and university professor .

Life

From 1788 Reich studied medicine at the universities of Jena and Erlangen . He received his doctorate in Erlangen with the dissertation Brevis epidemiae variolosae Arzbergensis anni 1791 delineatio 1793. A year later he was given an extraordinary professorship in medicine. Some translations into German fall during this period, for example a treatise on broken legs by John Aitkin .

His research on fever attracted particular attention . In 1799 this earned him a call to the Charité in Berlin, where he belonged to a commission alongside Christian Gottlieb Selle and Johann Ludwig Formey , which was commissioned by the Prussian government to examine the correctness of the fever theory. Reich's research was confirmed and he was granted a pension of 500 Thalers and the right to give medical lectures in Berlin . Reich was on 24 September 1800 the nickname Metrodorus IV. As a member ( Matriculation no. 1014 ) of the Leopoldina selected.

In 1809 he was appointed professor of medicine at the newly founded university , where he worked until his death.

Fonts (selection)

  • Correct and conscientious instruction for the farmer about the cattle disease ... , Nuremberg 1797.
  • On fever and its treatment in general , Frankfurt am Main, Leipzig 1801.
  • Explanation of the fever theory , Berlin 1806.
  • Teaching attempt in life science, correcting your calculation errors and answering as correct as possible ... , Berlin 1847.

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SURNAME Reich, Gottfried Christian
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Metrodorus IV.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German physician and university professor
DATE OF BIRTH July 19, 1769
PLACE OF BIRTH Kaiserhammer
DATE OF DEATH January 5, 1848
Place of death Berlin