Johann Paul Wurfbain

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Johann Paul Wurfbain (also John Paul Wurffbain , * 14. September 1655 in Nuremberg ; † 13. January 1711 ) was a German physician and Physicus in Nuremberg.

Life

Before Johann Paul Wurfbain worked as a physician in Nuremberg from around 1680, he attended the Melanchthon grammar school in Nuremberg . He is the author of the first comprehensive work on the biology of the salamander ( Salamandrologia ).

On July 14, 1681, Johann Paul Wurfbain was registered under registration no. 97 accepted as a member of the Leopoldina with the academic surname Hermes II .

As the successor to Lukas Schröck , Wurfbain was Director Ephemeridum of the Leopoldina from 1693 to 1710 and, in this capacity, oversaw the publication of the scientific journal " Miscellanea curiosa sive Ephemeridum medico-physicarum ", which had been printed by the Nuremberg bookseller Wolfgang Moritz Endter (1653–1723) since 1683. .

The East India traveler Johann Siegmund Wurffbain was his father.

Fonts

  • Salamandrologia. Nuremberg, 1683 ( digitized version )
  • with Johann Siegmund Wurffbain: Joh. Sigmund Wurffbain's four-toe year old East Indian War and Ober-Kauffmanns-Dienst, in a properly kept journal and day book, in which many memorable events, well-authenticated stories, far remote countries and the inhabitants are acceptable Descriptions, clear explanations of foreign plants and animals, are presented to many important things that are useful in action, adorned with different coppers on diverse and often repeated requests , Endter Nuremberg, 1686.

literature

  • Andreas Elias Büchner : Academiae Sacri Romani Imperii Leopoldino-Carolinae Natvrae Cvriosorvm Historia. Litteris et impensis Ioannis Iustini Gebaueri, Halae Magdebvrgicae 1755, De Collegis, p. 471 ( digitized version )
  • Johann Daniel Ferdinand Neigebaur : History of the imperial Leopoldino-Carolinische German academy of natural scientists during the second century of its existence. Friedrich Frommann, Jena 1860, p. 194 (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, p. 149 ( archive.org ).

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SURNAME Wurfbain, Johann Paul
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Wurffbain, Johann Paul
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German physician, physicist in Nuremberg
DATE OF BIRTH September 14, 1655
PLACE OF BIRTH Nuremberg
DATE OF DEATH January 13, 1711
Place of death Nuremberg