Johann Carl Spies

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Johann Carl Spies

Johann Carl Spies , also Spiess or Spieß , (born November 10, 1663 in Wernigerode , † July 12, 1729 in Helmstedt ) was a German medic. He was court physician to Duke Anton Ulrich von Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel and personal physician to his son August Wilhelm . In 1718 he was appointed professor of physiology and anatomy at the University of Helmstedt , whose prorector he became in 1727.

Life

Spies was born as the son of Johann Spiess († 1673), who was a bureaucrat , and his wife Sabina († 1708, née Ritter). After the death of his father he was tutored by a private tutor and from 1680 he attended the Latin school in Wernigerode. He then began to study medicine in Wittenberg with a focus on anatomy and botany. He changed in the following years, first to Jena and suffering before he continued his studies in 1683 in Utrecht, where he in 1686 doctorate was. Spies then worked in Wernigerode and Ilsenburg before he was employed as the Elector of Brandenburg's Land Physicus in the Magdeburg wood district. In 1690 he became city ​​physician in Wernigerode and from 1701 personal physician to Count zu Stolberg. In 1706 he gave up this position and, on the advice of friends, went to Wolfenbüttel to become court medicus to Duke Anton Ulrich and later personal physician to Duke August Wilhelm. In 1718 Spies was appointed professor for physiology and anatomy at the University of Helmstedt and in 1721 also took over the professorship for practical medicine and therapy. He was elected dean of the university three times and finally deputy rector there in 1727. Spies wrote several medical writings with teachings for the general public and about the use of some medicines, such as vomitus , hellebore or magnesia alba . He was also the editor of the Historia Medica Rosmarini ( rosemary in medicine). He died in 1729 as a result of an illness that he contracted while traveling. Spies was married and had 16 children, seven sons and nine daughters.

Fonts (selection)

  • Melancholia hypochondriaca salivatione mercuriali exstirpata. 1704, OCLC 312725343 .
  • The safe and useful use of emetics in the onset of heated illnesses, especially measles and pooken. Wolfenbüttel 1709, OCLC 312725573 .
  • The Panaceae solutivae, or, Magnesiae albae, opened innocence. In it there is true preparation, excellent treatment, void accusation, and correct defense. Gottfried Freytag's bookshop, Wolfenbüttel around 1710, OCLC 18212164 .
  • Treasure of health or thorough health care guide. Förster, Hanover 1711, OCLC 312726131 .
  • The very precious but very healing root nisi. According to their names, fee places, powers and Use. Wolffenbüttel 1711, OCLC 634772897 .
  • as editor: Rosmarini coronarii historia medica. Helmstedt 1718, ( online ).

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b According to Horst-Rüdiger Jarck , Dieter Lent et al. (Ed.): Braunschweigisches Biographisches Lexikon - 8th to 18th century . Appelhans Verlag, Braunschweig 2006, ISBN 3-937664-46-7 , p. 667 . born on December 6th or November 24th
personal data
SURNAME Spies, Johann Carl
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Spiess, Johann Carl; Spit, Johann Carl
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German medic
DATE OF BIRTH November 10, 1663
PLACE OF BIRTH Wernigerode
DATE OF DEATH July 12, 1729
Place of death Helmstedt