Hieronymus Waldinger
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.
Memberships
- Corresponding member of the Society for the Promotion of Veterinary Science in Copenhagen .
- Member of the Imperial Russian Medical-Surgical Academy in St. Petersburg .
Fonts (selection)
- Perceptions of horses in order to be able to judge their condition . Vienna 1805.
- About diseases in horses and their cure in judicial terms when buying and selling . Vienna 1806.
- Attempt to study nature and chemistry for aspiring veterinarians . Vienna 1807.
- About the food and medicine of the horses . Vienna 1808.
- Treatise on coal as a remedy for the suspicious glands in horses . Vienna 1809.
- Treatise on the common diseases of cattle for economists and veterinarians . Vienna 1810.
- Perception on horses to be able to judge their condition . Vienna 1810.
- Attempted zootomy for aspiring veterinarians . Vienna 1811.
- General pathology of larger domestic animals for aspiring veterinarians . Vienna 1812.
- General therapy or practical healing method for febrile illnesses in larger usable domestic animals, for prospective veterinarians and farmers . Vienna 1813.
- About studs. Pest and Vienna 1814.
- Perceptions on sheep in order to judge their condition . Vienna 1815.
- Treatise on the Common Diseases of Cattle . Vienna 1817.
- Treatises on the Common Diseases of Dogs . Vienna 1818.
- Treatise on the worms in the lungs and liver, and the clawache of sheep . Vienna 1818.
- Treatise on sulfur and its compounds with metals, caustic and earth, how they act on and in the animal body, especially in horses in diseases of the suction vessels, in order to prevent snot . Vienna 1820.
- Special pathology and therapy or guidance to recognize and cure the individual diseases of the most useful domestic mammals . Vienna 1833.
literature
- Constantin von Wurzbach : Waldinger, Hieronymus . In: Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich . 52nd part. Kaiserlich-Königliche Hof- und Staatsdruckerei, Vienna 1885, pp. 183–185 ( digitized version ).
Web links
- Waldinger, Hieronymus , index entry: German biography .
- Portrait of Hieronymus Waldinger . In: Digiporta - digital portrait archive .
Individual evidence
- ↑ 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]).
- ↑ Irene Nussli: Matthias Anker's lecture on general pathology in 1820 at the Bern Veterinary School. 2019, accessed March 8, 2020 .
- ^ Austrian biographical lexicon and biographical documentation: Waldinger, Hieronymus. 2003, accessed March 9, 2020 .
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SURNAME | Waldinger, Hieronymus |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian veterinarian and university lecturer |
DATE OF BIRTH | September 30, 1755 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Tepl , Bohemia |
DATE OF DEATH | November 28, 1821 |
Place of death | Vienna |