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Johann Jacob Wecker (also Johannes Jacobus Veckerus ; * 1528 in Basel , † 1586 in Colmar ) was a Swiss doctor and philosopher .

Life

Wecker studied medicine at the University of Basel from 1544 . He received his doctorate there and established himself as a general practitioner in Basel . In 1557 he was also given a full professorship in dialectics. In Basel he remained until 1566. In that year he took a reputation as Stadtphysicus to Colmar. He worked there until his death.

He was married to the poet and cookbook author Anna Wecker , who published his writings posthumously.

Sometimes it is stated that Wecker was buried in Vienna . In addition to medicine and philosophy, his writings also deal with chemistry and alchemy .

Medicae syntaxes, medicinam universam ordine pulcherrimo complectentes , Episcopius, Basel 1562.
Antidotarium generale , Basel 1580.
A useful little book of Mancherleyen artificial water, oil and weep , Perna, Basel 1581.
Praecepta artis oratoriae , Basel 1582.
Antidotarivm Speciale , Episcopius, Basel 1588.
De Secretis: Libri XVII , Basel 1592.

Alarm clock, Johann Jacob. In: Johann Heinrich Zedler : Large complete universal lexicon of all sciences and arts . Volume 53, Leipzig 1747, column 1772.
August Hirsch : Biographical lexicon of the outstanding doctors of all times and peoples. Volume 6, Urband & Schwarzenberg, Vienna and Leipzig, 1888, p. 215 f.
e .: alarm clock, Johann Jacob . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 41, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1896, p. 372.

personal data
SURNAME	Alarm clock, Johann Jacob
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Veckerus, Johannes Jacobus
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Swiss doctor and philosopher
DATE OF BIRTH	1528
PLACE OF BIRTH	Basel
DATE OF DEATH	1586
Place of death	Colmar