Johannes Stoll

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Johann Stoll , also Johannes Stoll (born November 16, 1769 in Rotenburg an der Fulda , † September 30, 1848 in Arnsberg ) was a German doctor and medical officer.

Life

His father was the Feldscher Johann Georg Stoll. The mother was Johanna Elisabeth (née Bödicker). He himself married Christiane Luise Merck in 1793.

He studied philosophy and pharmacy in Gießen around 1790 and received his doctorate there in 1793. med. In 1793 he then worked for a short time at the Prussian field hospital in Gießen.

Between 1793 and 1803 he practiced as a doctor in Alsfeld . There he was also the successor of his father-in-law as an official physician .

In 1803 he came to the newly established Hesse-Darmstadt government in Arnsberg as a medical advisor. In 1805 he became director of the new medical college and secretary of the regional cultural society. He also retained his offices as a secret government and medical councilor when the former Duchy of Westphalia fell to Prussia in 1816 . He played a significant role in the modernization of the health system in the area of ​​the old duchy. Among other things, he campaigned heavily for the establishment of the provincial insane asylum in Marsberg . He has been described in part as the real driving force and founder of the institution. In 1844 he retired.

In addition, he was also the author of various scriptures. These were medical subjects or dealt with medical administration. Since 1795 he was a member of the Helvetic Society of Corresponding Doctors and Surgeons and since 1800 a member of the Natural Research Society, Zurich . During the Hessian period he played a leading role in the new Protestant community in Arnsberg. He was also a freemason .

His extensive library was auctioned in Münster after his death in 1852.

Fonts (selection)

  • Political studies and experiences about the medicinal system according to its constitution, legislation and administration. Third part, 1st section. Zurich, 1815 digitized

literature

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Koster / Tigges: History and statistics of the Westphalian provincial lunatic asylum Marsberg: with consideration of the statistics of other institutions. Berlin, 1867 p. 15.
  2. ↑ cf. Caren Möller: Medical Police: the theory of the state health system in the 18th and 19th centuries. Frankfurt am Main, 2005 p. 223f.
  3. ↑ Directory of the Professor Dr. Sprickmann-Kerkerinck zu Münster and Medicinalrath Dr. Stoll zu Arnsberg left libraries. Münster, 1852 digitized
personal data
SURNAME Stoll, Johannes
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Stoll, Johann
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German physician and medical officer
DATE OF BIRTH November 16, 1769
PLACE OF BIRTH Rotenburg on the Fulda
DATE OF DEATH September 30, 1848
Place of death Arnsberg