Johann Christian Jörg
Johann Christian Gottfried Jörg (born December 24, 1779 in Predel ; † September 20, 1856 in Leipzig ) was a German obstetrician , gynecologist and pediatrician .
Life
Johann Christian Jörg studied at the University of Leipzig and completed his habilitation there in 1805 as a private lecturer as well as a general practitioner and obstetrician. He later became a full professor of obstetrics and the first director of the Trier Institute in Leipzig. He died there on September 20, 1856.
effect
Jörg was one of the most well-known obstetricians of the 19th century and made a special contribution by trying to eliminate the often common useless interventions in healthy births, such as the mechanical expansion of the cervix.
It was from him that Ferdinand von Ritgen developed the idea of a new method of caesarean section , the so-called abdominal sheath (1806).
He was a member of the Leipzig Freemason Lodge Minerva to the three palms .
Fonts
- Midwifery textbook . Leipzig 1814, 3rd edition 1829 ( digitized in the Internet Archive ), 5th edition 1855.
- Handbook of Obstetrics . Leipzig 1807, 2nd edition 1820 ( digitized in the Internet Archive ). 3rd ed. 1833
- Handbook of the Diseases of Woman . Leipzig 1809, 2nd edition 1821, 3rd edition 1831 ( digitized in the Internet Archive ).
- About the curvature of the human body and a rational and safe way of healing them . Leipzig 1810. ( digitized in the digital library Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania)
- Handbook for recognizing and curing teething problems . Cnobloch, Leipzig 1826 ( digitized version ), 2nd edition 1836.
- The sanity of pregnant women and women giving birth . Weygand'sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, Leipzig 1837. ( full text in the Google book search)
- The education of the human being in self-control as well as in leading a healthy, long and less costly life . BG Teubner, Leipzig, 3rd edition 1851 ( digitized version ).
literature
- Karl von Hecker: Jörg, Johann Christian Gottfried . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 14, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1881, p. 527 f.
- Hans G. Sohni: Jörg, Johann Christian Gottfried. In: New German Biography (NDB). Volume 10, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 1974, ISBN 3-428-00191-5 , p. 462 f. ( Digitized version ).
Web links
- Overview of the courses held by Johann Christian Jörg at the University of Leipzig (winter semester 1814 to summer semester 1856)
- Johann Christian Jörg in the professorial catalog of the University of Leipzig
- Johann Christian Jörg in the Internet Archive
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Jörg, Johann Christian |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Jörg, Johann Christian Gottfried (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German medic |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 24, 1779 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Elsteraue |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 20, 1856 |
| Place of death | Leipzig |