Karl Christian Matthaei

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Karl Christian Matthaei (born November 23, 1770 in Hardegsen ; † November 29, 1847 in Verden (Aller) ) was a German doctor .

Life

Karl Christian Matthaei was born as the son of pastor Johann Joachim Matthaei in Hardegsen near Göttingen on November 23, 1770, attended the Göttingen grammar school and then studied medicine at the University of Göttingen and at the University of Helmstedt , where he will be in 1792 Graduated as a doctor of medicine . He then began his practical career in Wunstorf, where he experienced one of the most important Ruhr epidemics. In 1801 he was appointed rural physician in Hameln . In the same year, however, the position of land physician in Verden an der Aller was vacated and transferred to him. Here he also became a well doctor at the Verdener Brunnen mineral spring near the city . During his time a Kursaal and a new bathhouse were built here. He became a secret medical advisor and court doctor in 1827. Due to exhaustion , Matthaei died on November 29, 1847 shortly after his 77th birthday.

Works (selection)

  • About the epidemic dysentery . 1797.
  • Handbook of the arousal theories first put forward by J. Brown. Simply presented according to the latest observations . 1801.
  • About Andreas Röschlaub's worth as a writer, doctor and human being, along with some investigations concerning the theory of excitation . 1802.
  • Investigation of the yellow fever. Answering the questions placed by the government of the Duchy of Oldenburg in 1822, which the Medical Faculty in Berlin has declared worthy of the award . Helwing, Hanover 1827.
  • Medicinal and physiological report on the condemnation of Lieutenant Emile de la Roncière before the Assises in Paris in 1835 . 1836.

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personal data
SURNAME Matthaei, Karl Christian
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Matthaei, Carl Christian
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German doctor
DATE OF BIRTH November 23, 1770
PLACE OF BIRTH Hardegsen
DATE OF DEATH November 29, 1847
Place of death Verden (Aller)