Johann Baptist von Weißbrod
Johann Baptist Weißbrod , from 1848 Knight von Weißbrod (born November 14, 1778 in Burghausen , † January 14, 1865 in Munich ) was a German obstetrician and university professor .
Life
Weißbrod was the son of a surgeon. In 1797 he took up the study of medicine and went to the University of Ingolstadt , Jena and Vienna before 1801 at the University of Landshut for doctor doctorate was. Under the direction of the personal physician Harz, he first became a general practitioner in Munich, then came to Mühldorf am Inn . There he was in 1804 district court doctor and remained nearly twenty years.
In 1821 Weißbrod accepted a call as professor of obstetrics and forensic medicine at the medical-surgical school in Munich. In 1826 he moved to a chair of the same name at the University of Munich . He was also appointed to the Royal District Medical Council and a member of the Royal Medical Committee. In the academic years 1837/1838 and 1846/1847 he was rector of the university.
Weißbrod was considered a supporter of the natural philosophical direction in medicine.
The history and genre painter Johann Baptist Weißbrod was his grandson. He lived with him at times.
Honors
- 1842 Appointment to the secret senior medical councilor
- 1848 Knight's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Bavarian Crown , associated with the ennoblement ( Bavarian staff nobility )
- 1854 Cross of Honor of the Order of Ludwig
Works (selection)
- Observatio pathologica reproductionis ossium , Poessenbacher, Munich 1831.
- On scientific education as a task of the university , Munich 1846.
- Memorandum on Asiatic Cholera in the context of medical police, along with an appendix of aphoristic remarks on the epidemic of 1836 in Munich , Deschler, Leipzig and Munich 1852.
- Some methodological words on the theory and practice of obstetrics , Raiser, Munich 1853.
- Memorandum on the oriental plague , Weiß, Munich 1853.
- Guide of the obstetrical clinic , Fleischmann, Munich 1855.
literature
- Julius Pagel : Weißbrod, Johann Baptist von . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 41, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1896, p. 586.
- Rainer Albert Müller : Weißbrod, Johann Baptist. In: Karl Bosl (ed.): Bosls Bavarian biography. Pustet, Regensburg 1983, ISBN 3-7917-0792-2 , p. 831 f. ( Digitized version ).
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ See Rector's speech Speech to the students of the Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München: delivered on December 9, 1837 , Wolf, Munich 1837.
- ↑ See Rector's speech on scientific education as a task of the university , Munich 1846.
- ↑ Court and State Manual of the Kingdom of Bavaria 1861, p. 23.
- ↑ Court and State Manual of the Kingdom of Bavaria 1861, p. 93.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Weißbrod, Johann Baptist von |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Weißbrod, Johann Baptist Ritter von (full name); Weißbrod, Johann Baptist |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German gynecologist and obstetrician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 14, 1778 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Burghausen |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 14, 1865 |
| Place of death | Munich |