Johann Philipp Hagen
Johann Philipp Hagen (born January 24, 1734 in Tunzenhausen ; † December 12, 1792 in Berlin ) was a German surgeon , obstetrician and university professor .
Life
Coming from a poor background, Hagen was admitted to a surgeon in Frankfurt an der Oder in 1748 . There he learned the barber trade , went to Berlin where he found work and in his free time he attended lectures in medicine . During the Seven Years' War he worked as a hospital surgeon. On his return he heard lectures from Johann Friedrich Meckel and Simon Pallas and passed the surgery exam in 1765.
In the same year he became the personal surgeon of Hereditary Prince Peter of Courland and moved to Mitau . He was released in 1769 after a dispute with a colleague, initially stayed in the city until 1772 and devoted himself to obstetrics, among other things.
In 1772 Hagen went back to Berlin and bought a barber shop, in 1774 he was appointed Chirurgus forensis by the city administration , which enabled him to examine and study the female genital organs in the course of his duties in brothels . He also expanded his practice in the field of obstetrics. In 1777 he was appointed assessor Chirurgiae the Collegium medico-chirurgicum appointed , then in 1779 for midwifery teachers with the rank of Privy Councilor and professor transmitted. In addition to teaching obstetrics, he also gave lectures for surgeons .
The eager autodidact and teacher was in conflict with various colleagues at the Charité and died in 1792 while still working.
Fonts (selection)
- Attempt of a new teaching building for practical obstetrics. Volume 1, The Art of Midwifery or Common Obstetrics. Nicolai, Stettin and Berlin 1781.
- Attempt of a new teaching building for practical obstetrics. Volume 2, The Higher Maternity; scientific or actual obstetrics. Nicolai, Stettin and Berlin 1782.
- Attempt at a general midwife catechism, or: instruction for midwives, instruction for pregnant women, giving birth and women who have recently given birth. Berlin 1786 ( digitized version )
- Explanations of his new teaching building for practical obstetrics. Berlin 1790.
literature
- Karl von Hecker : Hagen, Johann Philipp . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 10, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1879, p. 339 f.
- Erich Ebstein: Doctors = Memoirs: From Four Centuries. Published by Julius Springer, Berlin 1923.
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Hagen, Johann Philipp |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German surgeon, obstetrician and university professor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 24, 1734 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Tunzenhausen |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 12, 1792 |
| Place of death | Berlin |