Hieronymus Waldinger

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Hieronymus Waldinger (born September 30, 1755 in Tepl in Bohemia , † November 28, 1821 in Vienna ) was an Austrian veterinarian and university professor .

Life

Hieronymus Waldinger was the son of a master binder .

He attended both the Latin school in Teplá Monastery and later in Komotau . After finishing school , he enrolled at the University of Prague and studied philosophy and medicine ; at the age of 18 years received his doctorate he became master of philosophy.

Because he could not finish his medical studies for financial reasons, he decided to manufacture medicines; in the meantime he had briefly entered the Premonstratensian order in Tepl, which he left for health reasons.

In 1785 he passed the required master's examination and became Artis pharmaceuticae magister and opened a pharmacy in neighboring Teussing . During this time he continued his medical studies on his own initiative and received his doctorate from the University of Prague in 1793 with a Magisterium chirurgiae and sold his pharmacy the following year.

In 1795 he taught physics , chemistry and botany , as well as food and medicine studies at the Vienna Military Veterinary Institute , and he was given the management of the local pharmacy.

On January 5, 1809 he was promoted to full professor and also lectured on zoology . After the death of Ignaz Pessina von Czechorod (1766–1808), he became a full professor at the animal hospital in 1809 and remained so until his death.

In 1810 he received his doctorate from the University of Giessen Dr. med.

Hieronymus Waldinger had been married since 1801.

Veterinary and literary work

Hieronymus Waldinger was considered one of the most important veterinarians of his time, who was considered a good diagnostician due to his keen observations; he published a large number of veterinary publications, including a textbook on general pathology in 1812; some of his writings did not appear until after his death.

His lectures were practice-oriented and dealt with the causes of diseases in a list of external influences, especially the stimuli caused by heat and cold.

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  1. Georg Wilhelm Schrader: Biographical-literary lexicon of the veterinarians of all times and countries: as well as the naturalists, physicians, farmers, stable masters, etc., who have rendered outstanding services to veterinary medicine . Ebner & Seubert, 1863 ( google.de [accessed March 8, 2020]).
  2. Irene Nussli: Matthias Anker's lecture on general pathology in 1820 at the Bern Veterinary School. 2019, accessed March 8, 2020 .
  3. ^ Austrian biographical lexicon and biographical documentation: Waldinger, Hieronymus. 2003, accessed March 9, 2020 .