Johann Conrad Wepfer
Johann Conrad Wepfer (born July 7, 1657 in Schaffhausen , Switzerland ; † June 1711 ) was a Swiss doctor and member of the " Leopoldina " academy of scholars .
Life
Johann Conrad Wepfer was the son of Johann Jakob Wepfer (1620–1695), who was also a member of the Leopoldina. Johann Conrad Wepfer studied medicine in Basel and Leyden and was later a city physician in Schaffhausen.
On February 5, 1694, Johann Conrad Wepfer, nicknamed Melampus, was accepted as a member ( matriculation number 206 ) in the Leopoldina. Melampus was famous in ancient Greece as a seer and doctor.
Publications
- Disputatio medica inauguralis, de fluxu coeliaco.
literature
- Andreas Elias Büchner : Academiae Sacri Romani Imperii Leopoldino-Carolinae Natvrae Cvriosorvm Historia. Litteris et impensis Ioannis Iustini Gebaueri. Halae Magdebvrgicae. Litteris et impensis Ioannis Iustini Gebaueri, Magdeburg 1755. Section 8. Collegis. P. 481 ( digitized version ).
- Johann Daniel Ferdinand Neigebaur : History of the Imperial Leopoldino-Carolinian German Academy of Natural Scientists during the second century of its existence. Friedrich Frommann , Jena 1860, p. 200 ( archive.org ).
- Willi Ule : History of the Imperial Leopoldine-Carolinian German Academy of Natural Scientists during the years 1852–1887 . With a look back at the earlier times of its existence. Commissioned by Wilhelm Engelmann in Leipzig, Halle 1889, supplements and additions to Neigebaur's history, The Members of the Academy, p. 152 ( archive.org ).
- Letter from Johann Conrad Brunner (1653–1723) to Johann Conrad Wepfer (1657–1711). Koninklijke Biblioteek (Netherlands).
- Hans Fischer, Johann Jakob Wepfer: Letters Johann Jakob Wepfer (1620–1695) to his son Johann Conrad (1657–1711), Studiosus Medicinae in Basel and Leyden. Sauerländer, Aarau / Leipzig 1843. Reprint from: Communications from the Schaffhausen Natural Research Society. Vol. 25, Jg. 1942/43, No. 13, pp. 371-434.
Web links
- Member entry of Johann Conrad Wepfer at the German Academy of Natural Scientists Leopoldina
- Literature by and about Johann Conrad Wepfer in the bibliographic database WorldCat
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Wepfer, Johann Conrad |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Melampus |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | City physician in Schaffhausen and member of the Leopoldina |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 7, 1657 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Schaffhausen , Switzerland |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 1711 |