Julius Berendes (pharmacist)

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Julius Dominicus Berendes (born March 23, 1837 in Paderborn ; † July 6, 1914 in Goslar ) was a German pharmacist and pharmacy and medical historian.

Life

Julius Berendes was the son of a sexton. After graduating from high school, he began an apprenticeship as a pharmacist with his brother, which he successfully completed in Belecke (Warstein). After working briefly as an assistant in Paderborn and Gelsenkirchen, he studied philosophy, history and archeology for two semesters in Innsbruck. This was followed by a year as a military pharmacist in Münster and a degree in pharmacy in Bonn, which he graduated with the state examination in 1864. In Freiburg he received his doctorate in the same year with a thesis on the crystal form and chemical composition of the rare mineral Dufrénoysite (Pb 2 As 2 S 5 ). His doctoral supervisor was Leopold Heinrich Fischer , he was waived the oral examination. The work was dedicated to Gerhard vom Rath and the chemist Hans Heinrich Landolt .

Together with his brother Berendes bought the pharmacy in Ahaus in 1865 and shortly afterwards took over the management. In 1877 another pharmacy was added in Hameln , which he gave up again after the death of his wife. In 1883 he moved to Goslar to lease the council pharmacy from Louis Deger, who died in 1882. Due to a circular of September 21, 1886, he had to give up the pharmacy again in 1887 and from then on devoted himself entirely to the history of pharmacy. In 1900 he was awarded the title of professor by the Kaiser, and in 1914, on the 50th anniversary of his doctorate, he was awarded the fourth class of the Red Eagle Order .

In his scientific work Berendes concentrated on antiquity, but also took up other topics in articles for the journals Archiv der Pharmazie , the Pharmazeutische Zeitung , the Pharmazeutische Post and the Apotheker-Zeitung . His 1891 presented historical-critical study The Pharmacie among the ancient civilized is still considered a standard work. Of a planned multi-volume history of pharmacy , only the first volume on the pharmacy of the Egyptians and Israelites appeared in 1898 due to discrepancies. Co-author Hermann Schelenz published his history of pharmacy in 1904 , followed by Berendes in 1907 with Das Apothekenwesen. Its origin and historical development up to the XX. Century. responded.

Berendes is particularly well-known to this day as a translator of the Physica by Hildegard von Bingen , the Liber de cultura hortorum by Walahfried Strabo , the pharmacology of Pedanios Dioscurides and the medical encyclopedia of Paulus von Aigina .

In his last article, he described the 600-year history of the Rats-Apotheke in Goslar. Julius Berendes died on July 6, 1914 after a long illness.

Fonts (selection)

  • De Dufrénoysite vallis Binnensis (dissertation 1864)
  • Pharmacy among the ancient civilized peoples. Historical-critical studies. Halle / Saale 1891; Reprint Hildesheim 1989
  • The budding pharmacist. Pharmaceutical auxiliary science textbook for use in teaching the students. 1893.
  • as translator: Hildegard von Bingen : The Physica of St. Hildegard. Reprint of Pharmaceutische Post , Vienna 1897.
  • as editor: History of Pharmacy. With the participation of respected historians and experts. Leipzig 1898.
  • Des Pedanios Dioskurides from Anazarbos Medicines Doctrine in five books. Translated and provided with explanations by J. Berendes. Ferdinand Enke, Stuttgart 1902 ( full text ; digitized ; digitized ). Reprints: Sendet, Wiesbaden 1970; Sänd, Schaan 1983; Sendet, Vaduz 1987; Sendet, Vaduz 2005.
  • The pharmacy. Its origin and historical development up to the XX. Century. Stuttgart 1907; Reprint Hildesheim 1967.
  • as translator: Paulos von Aegina : Des Paulos von Aegina Outline of the entire medicine in seven books. Janus 1 (1908).
  • Paulos' of Aegina, the best doctor seven books . Translated and annotated. Leiden 1914.

literature

Web links

Wikisource: Julius Berendes  - Sources and full texts

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d e f g h i j Maximilian Haars and Christoph Friedrich: Julius Berendes: A father of pharmacy history. ( Memento of August 3, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) In: Pharmazeutische Zeitung , issue 27/2014.
personal data
SURNAME Berendes, Julius
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Berendes, Julius Dominicus (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German pharmacist and pharmacy historian
DATE OF BIRTH March 23, 1837
PLACE OF BIRTH Paderborn
DATE OF DEATH July 6, 1914
Place of death Goslar