Johann Christoph Gottwald
Johann Christoph Gottwald (also Johannes Christoph Gottwald , * July 24, 1670 in Danzig ; † August 1, 1713 ibid) was a German naturalist and doctor in Danzig.
Life
Johann Christoph Gottwald was the son of the Danzig city physician Christoph Gottwald . He studied medicine with Johann Daniel Major at the University of Kiel until August 1693 , then at the University of Leipzig and from August 1694 with Johann Ernst Schaper at the University of Rostock . On April 18, 1695 he received his doctorate in Rostock . In 1697 he settled in Danzig as a general practitioner.
Johann Christoph Gottwald steadily expanded the rich and well-known natural history cabinet that his father had set up . After Peter I's death, the collection was bought from his heirs for 1,000 rubles after a personal inspection of the collection in Gdansk and brought to Saint Petersburg . The remaining copper plates and manuscripts were acquired from the Nuremberg publisher Gabriel Nicolaus Raspe (1712–1785) and published.
Fonts
- Dissertatio inauguralis De viscido, sanitatis offendiculo. Rostochii 1695 digitized
literature
- Prussian delivery of old and new documents, discussions and treatises, explaining Prussian history and rights for all readers, 1, 1753/55, pp. 129-132 digitized
- Johann Samuel Schröter : The conchylia, starfish and seaweed of the former Gottwaldtische natural history collection according to the existing nine and forty copper plates accompanied with a short description. Raspe, Nuremberg 1782 digitized
Web links
- University of Rostock: Deanery Book Doctorate by Iohanni Christophoro Gottwald
- CERL Thesaurus: Gottwald, Johann Christoph (1670-1713)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Gottwald, Johann Christoph |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Gottwald, Johannes Christoph; Gottwald, Iohanni Christophero |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German physician and natural scientist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 24, 1670 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Danzig |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 1, 1713 |
| Place of death | Danzig |