Johann Wittich

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Johann Wittich

Johann Wittich - Latinized Johannes Wittichius (* 1537 in Weimar ; † 1596 ), was a German doctor. He was the personal physician of the Counts of Schwarzburg and Stadtphysicus in Arnstadt and an author .

Life

Johann Wittich studied medicine in Jena and Vienna . This was followed by employment as a doctor in Sangerhausen , Eisleben and with the Counts of Mansfeld . From 1578 he was the personal physician of the Counts of Schwarzburg and city ​​doctor in Arnstadt. During this time he published a number of books on medical topics, some of which he dedicated to his sovereigns Johann Günther and Christian Günther.

Fonts

  • Thorough and thorough report of the terrible and marvelous sign which appeared in the sky on the Thursday after Jnuocauit des LXI. Yearly, between Eißleben and Mansfelt, on the evening with the sunset, between V. and VI. has been seen by many people - Written and shared with a good friend in Nürmbergk , (no location) 1561.
  • Report of the wonderful Bezoard stones, so again all used to serve, and taken from the bodies of foreign animals , Leipzig 1589. Digitized edition of the University and State Library of Düsseldorf
  • Aphoristic extract and brief report, of the mineral Sauerbrun in Kissingen, in the Principality of Francken, from his Krafft and Wirckunge , Erfurt 1589.
  • On sterility of women, and the same causes, signs and Merck's meal, and what can be predicted from them , Leipzig 1594.
  • Halilogia - From the wonderful power and effect of the noble and useful creature of God , Leipzig 1594.
  • Vade Mecvm, That is: An Artificially New Artzney Book, So one can always have oneself with oneself and lead Leipzig 1595.
    • 1. Overlooked new u. verb. 1601. ( Digitized edition )
    • The other part of the artificial medicine book, if one can always have and keep it with oneself, is to get good advice from it before, during and after the birth of all kinds of illnesses of young women, especially of married women. Item: All kinds of illnesses in young children ... - Leipzig: Beyer, 1596. Digitized edition
    • 2. The other part of the artificial new Artzney book, if one always has and can lead in all sorts of illnesses of the young women, especially of married women, before, during and after the birth, to take good advice from it. Item: Of all kinds of illnesses of the young children. 1598 ( digitized edition )
  • Comforting lessons, for pregnant women and giving women , Leipzig 1597.
  • Artzney booklet - how to help and advise poor children for all sorts of physical ailments from the head to the sole of the foot , Leipzig 1598.
  • Kurtzer report, From the brain-raging, poisoned epidemic fever, which now enters everywhere , Leipzig 1592. [See "Willers Messkataloge vol. IV p. 516/17.]
  • as publisher (posthumously): Nobilissimorum ac doctissimorum Germaniae Medicorum Consilia […]. Henning Gros, Leipzig 1604.

literature

  • I. u .:  Wittich, Johannes . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 43, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1898, p. 635.
  • Klaus Hafemann: Magister Johann Wittich, 1537-1596. Medical dissertation in Würzburg 1956.
  • Erich Püschel , child nutrition towards the end of the 16th century - at the same time a reference to Magister Johannes Wittich (1537-1596) and Dr. Oswald Gäbelkhover (1539-1616) , in: Sudhoffs Archiv 41.1, pp. 83-88, Wiesbaden 1957.

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ That's what he called himself. See Consoling Teaching, For Pregnant Women and Giving Women. Leipzig 1597, p. 50.
personal data
SURNAME Wittich, Johann
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Wittichius, Iohannes
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German doctor and author
DATE OF BIRTH 1537
PLACE OF BIRTH Weimar
DATE OF DEATH 1596