Karl Gottfried Zimmermann
Karl Gottfried Zimmermann (born January 29, 1796 in Hamm near Hamburg; † April 6, 1876 in Hamburg ) was a German doctor and geologist .
Life
Karl Gottfried Zimmermann was a son of the preacher Carl Gottfried Zimmermann (1760–1826) and his wife Johanna Christine, nee. Milow (1776-1844). He studied in Berlin and received his doctorate there in 1820. He settled as a general practitioner in Hamburg and in 1836 became director of the local asylum for the blind. He published numerous medical, but also geological essays and writings.
Zimmermann was a co-founder of the scientific association in Hamburg in 1836.
He had been married to Friederike Luise Buek (1801–1846), a sister of Heinrich Wilhelm Buek , since 1825 , and had with her the sons Gottfried Theodor (1828–1911) and Karl Eberhard (1835–1878).
literature
- Karl Alfred von Zittel , Julius Pagel : carpenter, Karl Gottfried . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 45, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1900, p. 280.
- Hans Schröder, AG Kellinghusen: Lexicon of the Hamburg writers up to the present. Volume 8. Hamburg 1883, No. 4557, pp. 232-237
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| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Zimmermann, Karl Gottfried |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German doctor and geologist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 29, 1796 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Hamm |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 6, 1876 |
| Place of death | Hamburg |