Jacob Christian Gottlieb von Schäffer
Jacob Christian Gottlieb Schäffer , from 1812 Ritter von Schäffer (also Schaeffer ; born January 7, 1752 in Regensburg , † April 3, 1826 there ) was a German doctor .
He should not be confused with the theologian and natural scientist Jacob Christian Schäffer (1718–1790), his uncle.
Life
Schäffer attended the Protestant high school in his hometown from 1760 to 1771 and attended the medical lectures of his father Johann Gottlieb Schaeffer with his brother Johann Ulrich Gottlieb von Schäffer at an early age . At his request, he began studying medicine and philosophy at the University of Altdorf . In July 1772 he and a friend moved to the University of Strasbourg . In 1774, at the end of his studies, he received his PhD thesis De magnesia as Dr. med. PhD .
Schäffer returned to Regensburg after a short study trip and became a general practitioner there at the end of 1774 . Like his brother, he treated various gentlemen who stayed in the city for the Perpetual Reichstag and sometimes accompanied them on trips. In 1782 he was the Prince of Thurn and Taxis to Hofmedicus appointed . In 1787 the Princely House chose him to accompany the princes on an extended journey through Europe. In this context he was appointed personal physician and councilor . On this trip he was made an honorary member of the Medical Society of London . When he returned in 1790, he received honorary membership from the Regensburg Botanical Society .
In addition to his work for the princes of Thurn and Taxis, Schäffer also worked for the Sachsen-Hildburghausen and was appointed ducal councilor in 1791. In 1805 the ruling Prince of Thurn and Taxis finally appointed him his personal physician and Privy Councilor . In 1812 he was awarded the Civil Merit Order of the Bavarian Crown for his services and thus raised to the personal nobility . Even later he was often on the road for and with the Thurn und Taxis, but also for the Sachsen-Hildburghausen.
Schäffer was on friendly terms with Franz Xaver Mezler, physician from Hohenzollern, and had a lively exchange.
Publications (selection)
- Dissertatio Inauguralis Chemico-Medica De Magnesia , Heitz, Strasbourg 1774.
- About the most common childhood diseases and their treatment. Re-edited after Armstrong. Monday and White, Regensburg 1792.
- Letters written on a trip through France, England, Holland and Italy in 1787 and 1788 , 2 volumes, Monday and Weiss, Regensburg 1794.
- Disease history of the immortalized Prince Georg von Thurn and Taxis etc. or the most recent contribution to Roederer's and Wagler's treatise on the mucus disease. Monday and Weiss, Regensburg 1795.
- The time and people diseases of 1806 and 1807 in and around Regensburg. Monday and White, Regensburg 1808.
literature
- Julius Pagel : Schaeffer, Jacob Christian Gottlieb von . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 30, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1890, p. 532.
- Biographical lexicon of the outstanding doctors of all times and peoples. Volume 5, Urban & Schwarzenberg, Vienna, Leipzig 1887, pp. 201-202.
- Johann Ludwig Heinrich Lorenz: Funeral speech at the grave of Mr. Jakob Christian Gottlieb Dr. von Schäffer, Hochfürstlich Thurn und Taxischen secret council and first personal physician , Neubauer, Regensburg 1826.
- Adam Elias von Siebold : Dr. JGC Schäffer's biography ... , Schade, Berlin 1824.
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Schäffer, Jacob Christian Gottlieb from |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Schäffer, Jacob Christian Gottlieb Ritter von (full name); Schaeffer, Jacob Christian Gottlob (from); Schäffer, Jacob Christian Gottlieb |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German doctor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 7, 1752 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | regensburg |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 3, 1826 |
| Place of death | regensburg |