Johann Friedrich Cartheuser

Johann Friedrich Cartheuser (born September 29, 1704 in Hayn (Harz) , † June 22, 1777 in Frankfurt (Oder) ) was a German chemist and physician.

Johann Friedrich Cartheuser probably began his scientific career in Halle (Saale) , where his son Friedrich August was born. He came to the Brandenburg University of Frankfurt as a doctor of medicine , where he became professor of chemistry and pharmacy, and later of pathology and therapy. By researching the effects of plant juices, he had a considerable influence on the development of pharmacy.

In 1758 he was accepted as a foreign member of the Prussian Academy of Sciences .

Fonts (selection)

Dissertationes physico-chemico-medicae . 1774/1775
Elementa chymiae medicae dogmatico-experimentalis . 1736/1766
Fundamenta materiae medicae: tam generalis quam specialis in usum academicum conscripta . (Vol. 1–2) 1749/1750 Digitized edition of the University and State Library Düsseldorf
Pharmacologia theoretico-practica . 1745/1770

literature

Alphons Oppenheim: Cartheuser, Johann Friedrich . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 4, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1876, p. 36.

Web links

Works by and about Johann Friedrich Cartheuser in the German Digital Library

Individual evidence

^ Members of the previous academies. Johann Friedrich Cartheuser. Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences , accessed on March 6, 2015 .

personal data
SURNAME	Cartheuser, Johann Friedrich
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	German chemist and physician
DATE OF BIRTH	September 29, 1704
PLACE OF BIRTH	Hayn (Harz)
DATE OF DEATH	June 22, 1777
Place of death	Frankfurt (Oder)

[1] Members of the previous academies. Johann Friedrich Cartheuser. Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences , accessed on March 6, 2015 .