Johann Karl Wilhelm Walther
Johann Karl Wilhelm Walther (also Johann Walther or Johann Carl Wilhelm Walther ; born January 6, 1796 in Leipzig ; † February 3, 1859 ibid) was a German surgeon and university professor .
Life
With the exception of a long trip, Walther's life took place in Leipzig. There he studied medicine with a focus on surgery. It was in 1820 with the dissertation De hernia crurali to Dr. med. PhD . He then went on an approximately three-year study trip. After his return in 1823 he completed his habilitation at the University of Leipzig . In the following years he taught surgery at the university as a private lecturer .
Walther also settled in Leipzig as a general practitioner . In 1828 he became a forensic surgeon and later a police doctor. In 1830 he was appointed head of the University Polyclinic alongside Ernst August Carus and after his departure from 1845 alongside Karl Gottlob Francke . In 1831 he was appointed associate professor of surgery at the Leipzig Faculty of Medicine. In 1842 he was appointed full professor and retired in 1849 . However, he taught as a full honorary professor until 1857 .
Works (selection)
- with Justus Radius and Michael Jäger : Concise dictionary of all surgery and ophthalmology. 6 volumes, Gebhardt and Reisland, Leipzig 1836–1840:
- Volume I 1836 Ligation - Atresia vulvae (digitized version ) .
- Volume II 1837 Atrophia – Fascia scapularis (digital copy ) .
- Volume III 1838 Fascia T-formis - Hypopyon (digital copy ) .
- Volume IV 1839 Incontinentia – Opium (digitized version ) .
- Volume V 1839 Orthopedia-Staphyloma (digitized version) .
- Volume VI 1840 Staphylorraphia-Zincum (digitized version ) .
- About the radical healing of club feet , translation, Michelsen, Leipzig 1839. (digitized version ) .
- Healing formulas for doctors and surgeons , Winter, Leipzig 1857 (digitized version ) .
literature
- Julius Pagel : Walther, Johann Karl Wilhelm . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 41, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1896, p. 117.
Web links
- Johann Karl Wilhelm Walther in the professorial catalog of the University of Leipzig
- Works by and about Johann Karl Wilhelm Walther in the German Digital Library
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Walther, Johann Karl Wilhelm |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Walther, Johann; Walther, Johann Carl Wilhelm |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German surgeon and university professor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 6, 1796 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Leipzig |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 3, 1859 |
| Place of death | Leipzig |