Gustav Brandes (medical doctor)

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Gustav Brandes (born September 21, 1821 in Hanover ; † December 14, 1880 ibid) was a German physician and author .

Life

Born in the royal seat of the Kingdom of Hanover , Gustav Brandes studied medicine at the University of Göttingen and at the Friedrich-Wilhelms-University of Berlin and also went on study trips . In 1845 he settled in his hometown as a surgeon and as a specialist in mental illnesses . In 1847 he became city ​​physician "and soon afterwards head of the municipal hospital in Linden, which was inaugurated in 1833 ".

Gustav Brandes initiated the expansion of the hospital in Linden and the takeover of the auxiliary hospital built on the Bult during the Franco-German War . In the interest of improving hygienic conditions , he was committed to building a slaughterhouse and expanding the water supply network .

Fonts

  • Idiotism and the idiot institutions with special consideration for the conditions in the Kingdom of Hanover [... "with a map in color print"], Hanover: Carl Rümpler, 1862; Digitization of the Munich digitization center
  • The insane colonies in connection with similar efforts in the field of poor and orphan care and with special consideration of the conditions in the Kingdom of Hanover , Hanover: Carl Rümpler, 1865; Digitized version of the Bavarian State Library

literature

References and comments

  1. Yearbook of Inventions and Advances in the Fields of Physics, Chemistry and Chemical Technology, Astronomy and Meteorology , Vol. 17, 1881, p. 426
  2. Note: Deviating from this , the date of birth September 31st was inadvertently printed in both the Hannoversche Biographische Lexikon and the Stadtlexikon Hannover (see literature) .
  3. a b c Klaus Mlynek: BRANDES ... (see literature)