Johann Gottfried Brendel
Johann Gottfried Brendel (born February 23, 1712 in Wittenberg , † January 17, 1758 in Göttingen ) was a German physician .
Life
Born as the son of Wittenberg medical professor Adam Brendel and his wife Christina Henrietta von Berger, Johann Gottfried was baptized on February 27, 1712. Immediately one recognized in the boy a high perception, so that in 1724 he was sent to the Princely School in Grimma . Returning to Wittenberg, he began studying philosophy at the University of Leucorea .
On April 30, 1734, he earned his master's degree in philosophy and then completed a medical degree. On November 19, 1736 he received his doctorate and doctorate in medicine, completed his habilitation at the University of Göttingen , where he was appointed associate professor in 1738 and full professor in 1739. In 1755 he became the personal physician of Landgrave Wilhelm VIII of Hessen-Kassel .
His thorough mathematical education became crucial for his development as one of the great medical scholars of his time. As an iatrophysicist who tried to interpret biological and pathological phenomena in a purely physical manner, he dealt with forensic medicine studies, among other things. With studies on the Eustachian valve (on the ostium venae cavae inferioris in the right atrium ) and on the spiral leaf of the snail , he has made a name for himself in medical history. Even after his death, part of his work was published.
Works
- De auditu in apice conchae prog. II. Göttingen 1747
- Medicina legalis sive forensis . 1788
- Opusculorum mathematici et medici argumenti. 3 vols. 1766–75
- Diss. De valeula Eustachiana… Göttingen 1738
- Praelectiones academicae de cognoscendis et curandis morbis, ed. Lindemann . Leipzig 17921794
- Yo. Godofr. Brendelii Medicina Legalis. Ed. Curavit Ms. G. Meier. 1789
- Decanvs ordinis medici Io. Gothofredvs Brendel… dissertationem… 1747
literature
- August Hirsch : Brendel, Johann Gottfried . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 3, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1876, p. 306.
- Brendel, Johann Gottfried. In: Johann Heinrich Zedler : Large complete universal lexicon of all sciences and arts . Supplement 4, Leipzig 1754, column 599-601.
- Friedrich Börner: News of the noblest living conditions and writings, famous doctors and naturalists living now in and around Germany . Wolfenbüttel 1749, Google Book Search
- Heinrich Haeser: Textbook of the history of medicine: And epidemic diseases
- Johann Georg Meusel : Lexicon of the German writers who died from 1750 to 1800 . Butcher d. J., Leipzig 1802, Vol. 1, p. 584
- August Hirsch: Biographical lexicon of the outstanding doctors of all times and peoples . Urban & Schwarzenberg, Vienna and Leipzig 1884, Vol. 1, p. 567
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Brendel, Johann Gottfried |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German medic |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 23, 1712 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Wittenberg |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 17, 1758 |
| Place of death | Goettingen |