Johann Alexander Lerch

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Johann Alexander Lerch, lithograph by Georg Decker

Johann Alexander Lerch (born February 18, 1813 in Triebendorf, today Třebařov , Czech Republic , † July 7, 1897 in Hainfeld , Lower Austria ) was a Czech-Austrian physician and politician .

Life

Johann Alexander Lerch studied medicine in Vienna and received his doctorate in medicine in 1838. Afterwards he worked as a kk poor doctor and ordained in the hospital of the Merciful Brothers . He was also active in public life, especially in the doctoral college. This is a professional organization of university lecturers together with university graduates and is considered the forerunner of today's medical association .

As dean of the medical faculty, he was the chairman of the faculty meeting that decided on March 13, 1848 to support the student demand for arming. On the same evening he led a delegation from the university to the Hofburg , where he was present when Metternich resigned and was able to obtain permission to arm the students. When the revolution was suppressed in October 1838 by imperial troops under Prince Windischgrätz and Vienna was occupied after brief, bloody battles, Lerch organized the medical services.

Because of his intensive work in the Doctoren-Collegium, he was elected dean in 1855. In the years from 1863 to 1866 and 1879 to 1887 he was a member of the Middle Party, a liberal group, in the Vienna City Council, where he mainly devoted himself to social tasks.

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  1. ↑ a b Lerch, Johann Alexander . In: Austrian Academy of Sciences (ed.): Austrian biographical lexicon . tape 5 . Verlag der Österr. Academy of Sciences, Vienna, p. 150 ( biographien.ac.at [accessed January 30, 2019]).
  2. ^ University library of the Medical University of Vienna, Doctoren-Collegiums-Bibliothek. Accessed January 30, 2019 .
  3. ^ University of Vienna, persons, dean Johann Alexander Lerch. Accessed January 30, 2019 .
  4. ^ University of Vienna, The University and the Course of the Vienna Revolution. Accessed January 30, 2019 .
  5. ^ City of Vienna, Vienna History, Johann Alexander Lerch. Accessed January 30, 2019 .
personal data
SURNAME Lerch, Johann Alexander
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Czech-Austrian physician and politician
DATE OF BIRTH February 18, 1813
PLACE OF BIRTH Triebendorf, today Třebařov , Czech Republic
DATE OF DEATH July 7, 1897
Place of death Hainfeld , Lower Austria