List of well-known personal physicians

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Personal physicians have beenin a prominent and responsible positionsince ancient times . However, they were not always only responsible for the well-being of those entrusted to them, but also influenced daily , social or family politics through their special position. They were also not always uninvolvedin intrigues , and some were even charged with murder by poison . The personal physicians were usually highly endowed and honored, but in the negative case also punished with dismissal, banishment , imprisonment , torture , mutilation or death . Occasionally there was one or the other charlatan among them. From the late Middle Ages onwards , however, mostly highly qualified and well-trained personalities took on this position.

Selection of well-known personal physicians (chronological)

The following overview lists personal physicians, graded according to year of birth, who are already described or mentioned in more detail in Wikipedia:

Antiquity

image Name of the personal physician Life dates position Supervised person (s)
Arad-Nana 7th century v. Chr. Personal physician at the Mesopotamian court Azarhaddon
Demokedes End of the 6th century - beginning of the 5th century v. Chr. Doctor and politician from Crotone in Calabria Tyranny of Samos Polycrates and Persian King Dareios I.
Ktesias of Knidos End of the 5th century - beginning of the 4th century v. Chr. Greek historian and doctor Great King Artaxerxes II.
Philistion of Lokroi around 427 BC BC - 347 BC Chr. Greek doctor from Locri , contemporary of Plato Tyrant Dionysius II of Syracuse
Krateuas around 100 BC Chr. Greek doctor and botanist King Mithridates VI. from Pontos
Antonius Musa around 50 BC Chr. Bath doctor and botanist Emperor Augustus
Gaius Stertinius Xenophon 10 BC Chr. - 54 AD Roman medic Emperor Claudius
Euphorbus 1st century A.D. Greek doctor King Juba II of Mauritania
Galen 129-216 Greek doctor and anatomist Emperor Mark Aurel , Emperor's son Commodus and Septimius Severus
Agios panteleimon.jpg Pantaleon around 250 - 305 Doctor and martyr Emperor Maximian
Oreibasios around 325 - 403 Late antique doctor and medical historian Emperor Julian

Middle Ages to 1400

image Name of the personal physician Life dates position Supervised person (s)
Burzoe.jpg Burzoe 6th century Scholar at the Gundischapur Academy Shah Khosrau I.
Gabriel of Shiggar End of the 6th century - middle of the 7th century Doctor in the Sassanid Empire Great King Chosrau II.
Physician Yutog Yontan Gonpo - Google Art Project.jpg Yuthog Nyingma Yönten Gönpo 708-833 Monk and founder of the first institute for Tibetan medicine King of Tibet Thrisong Detsen
Isḥāq IbnʿImrān 10th century Founder of the Kairouan medical school; Predecessor of Isaac ben Solomon Israeli Ziyadat Allah III.
Isaac ben Solomon Israeli (= Issak Judäus) 10th century Jewish doctor and philosopher Ziyadat Allah III., ʿAbd Allāh al-Mahdī
Avicenna-miniatur.jpg Avicenna 980-1037 Persian doctor, physicist , philosopher , lawyer , mathematician , astronomer and alchemist Emir of Isfahan
Pedro Alfonso.jpg Petrus Alfonsi 1057-1130 Jewish-Christian Spanish doctor and theologian King Alfonso I of Aragon
Ibn Tufail 1110-1185 Arab-Andalusian philosopher, astronomer , doctor, mathematician and Sufi Almohad ruler Abu Yaqub Yusuf I.
AverroesColor.jpg Averroes 1126-1198 Andalusian philosopher and doctor Caliph Abu Yaqub Yusuf I, from 1182
Rambam-portrait.jpg Maimonides before 1138-1204 Jewish philosopher, doctor and lawyer Sultan Saladin
Petrus Hispanus 1205-1277 Portuguese philosopher and medicinarian, Pope Popes Hadrian V and Gregory X.
Ibn Al Nafis statue.jpg Ibn an-Nafis before 1213-1288 Syrian polymath Sultan Baibars I.
Campanus of Novara around 1220-1296 Italian astronomer, mathematician and doctor Popes Urban IV to Boniface VIII
Arnaldus de Villanova around 1235-1311 Spanish scholastic doctor, chemist , pharmacist , Knight Templar and Rector of the University of Montpellier Pope Clement V.
Landulf of Milan around 1245 - before 1301 Bishop of Brixen and medic King Adolf of Nassau
Apelt tomb.jpg Peter von Aspelt 1245-1320 Doctor and Bishop of Basel and Archbishop of Mainz King Rudolf of Habsburg
Guglielmo da Brescia 1250-1326 Professor of Medicine in Padua and Bologna Pope Boniface VIII
Henri de Mondeville around 1260 - around 1328 French anatomist, surgeon and deontologist King Philip IV the Handsome of France
Marsilius of Padua before 1290-1342 / 43 Physician and state theorist Emperor Ludwig the Bavarian
Princely corridor bishops 34 - John II. Hake.jpg John II Hake around 1280-1349 Bishop of Verden and Bishop of Freising as well as medical professionals Archbishop Baldwin of Luxembourg , King John of Bohemia as well as Emperor Ludwig IV and Pope Benedict XII.
Guido da Vigevano around 1280 - around 1349 Doctor and inventor of chariots Queen and wife of Philip the Fair Joan I of France
GuyDeChaulhac.jpg Guy de Chauliac 1298-1368 Surgeon, medical writer and canon Popes Urban V. , Clemens VI. and Innocent VI.
Guillaume de Harsigny around 1300–1393 French plague doctor Feudal lord Enguerrand VII. De Coucy
Gallus of Prague (also Gallus of Strahov ) Beginning of the 14th century - after 1378 Bohemian vicar, imperial councilor, doctor and medicine writer Emperor Charles IV and King Wenceslaus
Siegmund Albich.jpg Siegmund Albich 1360-1427 Archbishop of Prague and medic King Wenceslaus IV of Bohemia
Ugo Benzi around 1360-1439 Italian philosopher, theologian and medicin Duke Niccolò III. d'Este
Amplonius Rating de Berka 1363-1435 German scientist and doctor Archbishops Friedrich III. von Saar Werden , Johann II. von Nassau and Dietrich II. von Moers as well as Emperor Sigismund
Peter of Ulm around 1390 - after 1434 Doctor, town doctor and author of a surgical manual from Upper Swabia from 1423 Count Palatine Ludwig III. near the Rhine in Heidelberg
Johannes Hartlieb around 1400–1468 Doctor, poet and translator Wittelsbacher

1401 to 1500

image Name of the personal physician Life dates position Supervised person (s)
Nicolaus Pistoris 1411-1471 Physician and Mayor of Leipzig Elector Ernst of Saxony and Duke Albrecht the Brave of Saxony
Heinrich Steinhöwel 1412-1482 Early Humanist translator, writer and doctor Duke Eberhard I of Württemberg
Heinrich Zollner around 1415–1474 Nuremberg doctor, canon and priest Ludwig IX., Duke of Bavaria-Landshut
Johannes Matthias Tiberinus around 1420–1500 Italian physician and humanistic writer Bishop Johannes Hinderbach of Trento
Lukas Scheltz around 1420–1476 City physician of Heilbronn Count Eberhard I of Württemberg
Burkhard von Horneck 1433-1522 City physician in Heilbronn, doctor in Würzburg, Konstanz and then again in Würzburg Emperor Friedrich III. , Duke Siegmund of Tyrol in Innsbruck and Lorenz von Bibra , Prince-Bishop of Würzburg
Hartmann Schedel 1440-1514 Doctor, humanist and historian Elector Friedrich II of Brandenburg
Johannes Widmann 1444-1524 Mediciners Duke Ulrich of Württemberg
Wenceslaus Brack around 1450–1495 Meissen early humanist and doctor Emperor Friedrich III. and Archbishop Leonhard von Keutschach
Jacob ben Jechiel Loans around 1450–1506 Jewish doctor and Hebrew teacher Emperor Friedrich III.
Giovanni da Vigo.JPG Giovanni da Vigo around 1450-1525 Italian surgeon Pope Julius II
Simon Pistoris the Elder.jpg Simon Pistoris the Elder 1453-1523 University professor in Leipzig Elector Joachim I of Brandenburg
Martin-Pollich.jpg Martin Pollich around 1455-1513 Philosopher, physician, theologian and founding rector of the University of Wittenberg Elector Friedrich II the Wise of Saxony
Yehuda ben Isaac Abravanel 1460-1521 Portuguese Jewish philosopher, doctor, and poet Royal couple Ferdinand II of Aragón and Isabella I of Castile as well as King Ferdinand I of Naples
Peter Burckhard around 1461–1526 Medical professor in Ingolstadt Prince-Bishop Gabriel von Eyb
Wilhelm Kopp around 1461-1532 Swiss medic King Francis I of France and Erasmus of Rotterdam
Manardi ferrara.jpg Johannes Manardus 1462-1536 Italian professor of medicine King Vladislav II of Bohemia and Hungary
Jean Ruel 1474-1537 French humanist, doctor and botanist King Francis I of France
Heinrich-Stromer.jpg Heinrich Stromer 1476-1542 Leipzig university professor, founder of the Auerbachs Keller restaurant Duke George the Bearded of Saxony, Margrave Joachim I and Albrecht of Brandenburg
Paul Ritz around 1480 - after 1542 Jewish-Christian philosopher, Kabbalist and doctor Emperor Maximilian I.
Georg Tannstetter 1482-1535 Humanist, astrologer , astronomer and medicin Emperor Maximilian I , Archduke Ferdinand and his children
Cornelius agrippa.png Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa von Nettesheim 1486-1535 Theologian, lawyer, doctor and philosopher Luise of Savoy
Caspar Lindemann 1486-1536 Medical professor and rector of the University of Wittenberg Elector Friedrich III. the sage of Saxony
Skaryna 1517.jpg Francysk Skaryna 1486-1541 Belarusian Bible translator and doctor Ferdinand I in his time as Roman-German king
Basil's ax 1486-1558 City physician of Nuremberg Duke Albrecht I of Brandenburg-Ansbach
Johann Magenbuch.jpg Johann stomach book 1487-1546 City physician of Nuremberg Landgrave Philip I of Hesse , Martin Luther and Emperor Karl V.
Alban Thorer 1489-1550 Physician, philologist, rector of the University of Basel Margrave Ernst of Baden-Durlach
Hans Holbein dJ - John Chambers, personal physician to King Henry VIII (1543) .jpg John Chambers 1491-1547 King Henry VIII of England
Simone Pasqua 1492-1565 Cardinal and medic Pope Pius IV
Augustin Schurff 1495-1548 Physicist and physician Martin Luther and later the Kursächsischer Hof
Stephan Wild 1495-1550 Legal counsel in Wittenberg and physician Elector Johann Friedrich I of Saxony
Fernel.jpg Jean François Fernel 1497-1558 French anatomist and physiologist King Henry II of France and Caterina de 'Medici
Georg Kleinschmidt 1498-1556 Medical professor Elector Johann Friedrich I of Saxony , Dukes Albrecht VII of Mecklenburg and Barnim IX. from Pomerania
Andrés Laguna 1.jpg Andrés Laguna 1499-1559 Spanish medic, pharmacist, botanist and humanist Pope Julius III
Johann Neefe.jpg Johann Neefe 1499-1574 Saxon medic Electors Moritz of Saxony and August of Saxony
Josse van Lom around 1500 - around 1562 Burian medic, city physician of Tournai King Philip II of Spain

1501 to 1600

image Name of the personal physician Life dates position Supervised person (s)
Matthäus Ratzenberger 1501-1559 Doctor and reformer Electress Elisabeth of Denmark, Norway and Sweden and Count Albrecht VII of Mansfeld and Elector Johann Friedrich I of Saxony
Matthiol.jpg Petrus Andreas Matthiolus 1501-1577 Italian doctor and botanist Archduke Ferdinand II of Tyrol and Emperor Maximilian II.
Renaissance C14 Füllmaurer Leonhart Fuchs.jpg Leonhart Fuchs 1501-1566 Botanists and physicians from Tübingen Margrave Georg the Pious of Brandenburg-Ansbach
Nostradamus by Cesar.jpg Nostradamus 1503-1566 Pharmacist , doctor and astrologer King Charles IX (France)
Johann Winter von Andernach (1505-1574) .jpg Johann Winter from Andernach 1505-1574 University professor, humanist and translator King Franz I of France and Count Palatine Wolfgang von Zweibrücken
Johannes Sinapius 1505-1560 from Schweinfurt, humanist; Teacher in Heidelberg and Ferrara, a. a. the Olympia Fulvia Morata Prince-Bishop Melchior Zobel von Giebelstadt von Würzburg
Gisbert Longolius.jpg Gisbert Longolius 1507-1543 Lower Rhine humanist and physician Archbishop Hermann V. von Wied
Rondelet Guillaume 1507-1566.jpg Guillaume Rondelet 1507-1566 French naturalist and doctor Cardinal François II de Tournon
Gemma frisius dockumensis.jpg Gemma R. Frisius 1508-1555 Physician, astronomer, mathematician, cartographer and instrument maker Emperor Charles V
John Caius.jpg John Caius 1510-1573 Anatomist and court doctor Mary I and Elizabeth I of England
Georg Forster 1510-1568 German doctor and composer Count Palatine Wolfgang von Pfalz-Zweibrücken
Michael Servetus.jpg Michael Servetus 1511-1553 Spanish doctor and Unitarian theologian Archbishop Pierre Paulmier of Vienne
Jakob Nikolaus Bording (1511-1560) .jpg Jacob Bording 1511-1560 Flemish doctor, professor in Rostock Duke Heinrich V of Mecklenburg-Schwerin and King Christian III. from Denmark and Norway
Andrea Camuzio around 1512–1587 Swiss doctor and university professor Emperor Maximilian II
Andreas Aurifaber.JPG Andreas Aurifaber 1514-1559 Doctor and physicist Duke Albrecht I of Brandenburg-Ansbach
Vesalius Fabrica portrait.jpg Andreas Vesalius 1514-1564 Flemish anatomist; his grandfather was already the personal physician of Maria of Burgundy , who died early , the wife of Maximilian I. at the court of Emperor Charles V
Wolfgang Lazius.jpg Wolfgang Lazius 1514-1565 Medical professor, humanist and cartographer Emperor Ferdinand I.
Francisco Hernandez de Toledo 1514-1587 Spanish doctor and botanist King Philip II of Spain
Johannes Weyer.JPG Johann Weyer 1515-1588 Dutch doctor and opponent of the witch hunt Duke Wilhelm the Rich of Jülich-Kleve-Berg
Giorgio Biandrata.gif Giorgio Biandrata 1515-1590 Piedmontese doctor and founder of the Unitarian churches in Poland and Transylvania Prince Johann Sigismund Zápolya
Kaspar Dierbaum 1518-1559 Prince-Bishop's personal physician and calendar maker Prince-Bishop Konrad von Thüngen von Würzburg, Prince-Bishop Konrad III. von Bibra von Würzburg, Prince-Bishop Melchior Zobel von Giebelstadt von Würzburg
Johann Peter Lotich 1518-1560 from Schluechtern Prince-Bishop Melchior Zobel von Giebelstadt von Würzburg
Johann-Crato-von-Krafftheim.jpg Johann Crato von Krafftheim 1519-1585 Humanist and doctor Emperor Ferdinand I and Emperor Maximilian II.
Andrea Cesalpino.jpg Andrea Cesalpino 1519-1603 Philosopher, botanist and physiologist Pope Clement VIII
Philipp Michel Novenianus before 1520-1579 German medic and writer Counts of Mansfeld
Simon Simonius around 1522–1602 Italian medic Elector August of Saxony
Portrait of Thomas Erastus.jpg Thomas Erastus 1524-1583 Swiss reformed theologian and physician Count of Henneberg and Elector Ottheinrich of the Palatinate
Pure Solenander 1524-1601 Balneologist Duke Wilhelm the Rich of Jülich-Kleve-Berg
Roderigo Lopes 1525-1594 Jewish-Portuguese medic Queen Elizabeth I of England
Kaspar Peucer.jpg Caspar Peucer 1525-1602 Church reformer, mathematician , astronomer , doctor and diplomat Elector August of Saxony
Peter de Spina I. 1526-1569 French physician and professor in Aachen King Christian III from Denmark and Norway
Jacobus Bergemann 1527-1595 Professor of Greek, Mathematics and Medicine at the University of Frankfurt (Oder) Elector Joachim II of Brandenburg
Johann Hermann 1527-1605 Professor of Medicine at the University of Wittenberg Personal physician to the Dukes of Liegnitz , Brieg and Münsterberg
Paul Fabricius 1529-1589 Silesian humanist, mathematician, astronomer, botanist, geographer and poet Emperor Maximilian II
Castore Durante de Gualdo.jpg Castore Durante 1529-1590 Italian doctor and botanist Pope Sixtus V.
Severin Göbel the Elder 1530-1612 Medic and physicist Philip I of Hesse and Albrecht Friedrich of Prussia
Joachim Strupp 1530-1606 City physician and ophthalmologist Elector Ludwig VI. from the Palatinate
Andreas Rosa 1530-1602 from Schweinfurt, Dr. med. Wittenberg Lords of Reuss (Burgraves of Meissen)
Girolamo Mercuriale.jpg Girolamo Mercuriale 1530-1606 Italian professor of medicine Emperor Maximilian II and Grand Duke Ferdinand I of Tuscany
Leonhard Thurneysser.jpg Leonhard Thurneysser 1531-1596 Wonder doctor and alchemist Elector Johann Georg von Brandenburg and Bishop Johann II von Hoya
Martin Ruland dAe.svg Martin Ruland the Elder 1532-1602 German doctor, alchemist and Graecist Count Palatine Philipp Ludwig of the Palatinate and Emperor Rudolf II.
Paul Luther.jpg Paul Luther 1533-1593 Martin Luther's son , linguist and physician Duke Johann Friedrich II of Saxony and Elector August of Saxony
Georg Marius (Mayer, Meier) 1533-1606 Physician and natural scientist in Marburg, city physician in Nuremberg Elector Ludwig VI. from the Palatinate
Samuel Eisenmenger 1534-1585 German medic, theologian and astrologer Bishops of Speyer and Strasbourg, Archbishop of Cologne and Margrave of Baden
Paul Hess 1536-1603 Medical professor in Wittenberg Duke Charles II of Münsterberg-Oels
JohannesWittich.jpg Johannes Wittich 1537-1596 City physician of Arnstadt Counts of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen
Johannes Postius.jpg Johannes Posthius 1537-1597 Poet and doctor Prince-Bishop Julius Echter von Mespelbrunn von Würzburg
Guillaume de Baillou.jpg Guillaume de Baillou 1538-1616 French doctor and founder of modern epidemiology King Henry II of France
Matthias de Lobel.jpg Matthias de L'Obel 1538-1616 Flemish botanist and doctor King James I of England
Oswald Gabelkover 1539-1616 Doctor, heraldist and historian Duke Ludwig the Pious of Württemberg
Salomon-Alberti.jpg Salomon Alberti 1540-1600 Medic and anatomy professor Duke Friedrich Wilhelm I of Saxe-Weimar
Wilhelm Upilio around 1540–1594 Doctor at the Juliusspital, city physician in Neustadt / Saale Prince-Bishop Julius Echter von Mespelbrunn von Würzburg
Bauhin Jean from report Illnesses 1599.jpg Johann Bauhin 1541-1613 Swiss doctor and botanist Duke Friedrich I of Württemberg
Abraham Portaleone 1542-1612 Italian Jewish doctor and writer Dukes of Mantua
Gabriel of Ferrara around 1543–1627 Italian religious, surgeon and founder of several hospitals Duke Francesco Maria II della Rovere
William Gilbert 45626i.jpg William Gilbert 1544-1603 English doctor and physicist Elizabeth I and James I of England
Johannes Mathesius 1544-1607 Professor of medicine in Wittenberg, city physician of Danzig Duke Barnim X of Pomerania
Helisäus Röslin 1545-1616 City physicus von Haguenau , astrologer, chronologist and geographer Count Palatine Georg Johann I of Pfalz-Veldenz
Pistorius Johannes1.jpg Johannes Pistorius the Younger 1546-1608 Doctor, historian and theologian Margraves of Baden-Durlach
Godefridus Steeghius 1550-1609 Dutch medic Würzburg Prince-Bishop Julius Echter von Mespelbrunn , Emperor Rudolph II in Prague
Hermann Neuwalt 1550-1611 Medical professor at the University of Helmstedt Count of Oldenburg
Peter Monau 1551-1588 Specialist in stomatology Emperor Rudolf II
FranzHildesheim.jpg Franz Hildesheim 1551-1613 Medic, historian and poet Elector Johann Georg of Brandenburg
Marcus Gheeraerts (II) Sir William Paddy.jpg William Paddy 1554-1634 English medic Robert Cecil, 1st Earl of Salisbury , Elizabeth I and James I of England
G. Fabricus Hildanus, Observationum et curat Wellcome L0026589.jpg Wilhelm Fabry 1560-1634 Surgeon and founder of scientific surgery Margrave Georg Friedrich of Baden-Durlach
Adriaan van Roomen 1561-1615 Physician and mathematician, from Leuven Prince-Bishop Julius Echter von Mespelbrunn von Würzburg
Thomas Fincke.jpeg Thomas Finck 1561-1656 Mathematician and physician Duke Philip of Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorf
Peter de Spina II..jpg Peter de Spina II. 1563-1622 Medical professor in Heidelberg Elector Friedrich IV of the Palatinate
Johann Bacmeister the Elder 1563-1631 University professor in Rostock Duke Ulrich of Mecklenburg-Güstrow
Jan Jessensky.jpg Jan Jessenius 1566-1621 Slovak politician, philosopher and medicin Elector Christian II of Saxony and Emperor Rudolf II.
Johannes Hartmann.JPG Johannes Hartmann 1568-1631 Doctor and mathematician, rector of the University of Marburg Landgrave Moritz von Hessen-Kassel
Martin Ruland the Younger 1569-1611 German doctor and alchemist, founder of chemiatry Emperor Rudolf II
Henning Scheunemann around 1570 - around 1615 German doctor (medical theorist) and alchemist Prince-Bishop Johann Philipp von Gebsattel in Bamberg
Johannes Sturm 1570-1625 German physician and logician Duke Philipp Julius of Pomerania
Joachim Oelhaf 1570-1630 Anatom and city physician in Danzig King Sigismund III. Wasa
Dr.  Paul Weinhart.jpg Paul Weinhart 1570-1648 Plague doctor in Innsbruck Archduke Maximilian III. from Austria
Johannes Fabri 1571-1620.jpg Johannes Fabri 1571-1620 Physician and professor at the University of Tübingen Personal physician to the Dukes of Württemberg
Dotore Guarinoni.jpg Hippolytus Guarinoni 1571-1654 Abbey doctor in Hall in Tirol Archduchesses Eleonore and Maria Christina ; Family Weinhart zu Thierburg and Volandsegg
Daniel-Sennert.jpg Daniel Sennert 1572-1637 Doctor and pioneer of iatrochemistry Elector Johann Georg I of Saxony
SirTheodoreDeMayerne.jpg Théodore Turquet de Mayerne 1573-1655 Geneva physician Henry IV of France and James I of England
Jacobus Sinapius.jpg Jakub Horčický z Tepence 1575-1622 Bohemian doctor, pharmacist and chemist Emperor Rudolf II
Henning Arnisaeus 1575-1636 German doctor, philosopher and politician and well-known Reich journalist King Christian IV of Denmark and Norway
Angelo Sala Portrait (transparent) .png Angelo Sala 1576-1637 Field doctor and scientist, professor in Rostock Duke Anton Günther von Oldenburg , Count Ernst von Holstein-Schaumburg , Duke Johann Albrecht II of Mecklenburg-Güstrow and Duke Gustav Adolf of Mecklenburg-Güstrow
Petrus Kirstenius.jpg Petrus Kirstenius 1577-1640 German-Swedish doctor and philologist Queen Christina of Sweden
Gregor Horstius 1661.jpg Gregor Horstius 1578-1636 German physician and anatomist Landgrave Ludwig V of Hesse-Darmstadt
William Harvey.jpg William Harvey 1578-1657 English doctor and anatomist, discoverer of the blood circulation Queen Elizabeth I of England
Sebastian Schobinger 1579-1652 Swiss doctor and mayor of St. Gallen later Emperor Matthias and the prince abbots Bernhard Müller and Pius Reher
Matthew Bacmeister 1580-1626 City physicus of Lüneburg Duke August von Sachsen-Lauenburg and King Friedrich III. from Denmark and Norway
Johann Friday.jpg Johann Friday 1581-1641 Doctor and philosopher Prince-Bishop Philipp Sigismund of Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel
Johannes Gigas 1582-1637 Medic, physicist, mathematician and cartographer Elector Ferdinand of Bavaria
Donatus von Freywaldt 1586-1640 Professor in Giessen Archbishop of Cologne Ernst of Bavaria (1554–1612) , King Christian IV of Denmark and Norway and Emperor Matthias
Theophraste Renaudot.jpg Theophraste Renaudot 1586-1653 French doctor and philanthropist King Louis VIII of France
Adrianus à Mynsicht (Seumenicht).  Line engraving by D. Diric Wellcome V0004208.jpg Adrian von Mynsicht around 1588–1638 Doctor and chymiatrist in Mecklenburg Duke Julius Ernst of Braunschweig and Lüneburg , Duke Adolf Friedrich of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
Johann Heinrich Meibom 1590-1655 German doctor and professor at the University of Helmstedt , City Physician of Lübeck Bishop of Lübeck
Peter de Spina III..jpg Peter de Spina III. 1592-1655 Medical professor in Heidelberg Landgrave Georg II of Hesse-Darmstadt
Williamdavisson.jpeg William Davison 1593-1669 Scottish doctor, chemist and biologist Louis XIII and John II Casimir
Marin Cureau de la Chambre.jpg Marin Cureau de la Chambre 1594-1669 French writer, philosopher and medicin King Louis XIV
Heinrich II. Erndel 1595-1646 Bavarian doctor in Bohemia and Saxony Count Kinsky; the administrator of Magdeburg; Wilhelm Graf von Chynistz and Tödtau; Elector Johann Georg I.
Jan Marcus Marci 00.jpg Johannes Marcus Marci 1595-1667 Bohemian doctor, philosopher and scientist Emperor Ferdinand III. and Leopold I.
Élie Bédé des Fougerais 1599-1667 French doctor at the royal court Liselotte of the Palatinate
C Melperger - Carl Bardili 1637.jpg Carl Bardili 1600-1647 Medical professor and rector in Tübingen Duke Eberhard III. of Württemberg
Giovanni Battista Seni.jpg Giovanni Battista Seni 1600-1656 Italian astrologer and medic Duke and General Wallenstein
Johann Schröder.jpg Johann Schröder 1600-1664 Field doctor and city physician in Frankfurt Landgrave of the Hessian Court

1601 to 1700

image Name of the personal physician Life dates position Supervised person (s)
Paul Moth (1600–1670), personal physician.jpg Paul Moth 1600-1670 Danish doctor Personal physician at the Danish royal house and for Friedrich III.
Michael Engelhardt 1601 - after 1684 librarian Landgraves of Hesse-Braubach, Landgraves of Hesse-Kassel
Albert Menzel † 1632 Medical professor in Ingolstadt Duke Wolfgang Wilhelm of Pfalz-Neuburg
Christoph Otto Oesler 1602-1657 Medical professor in Greifswald Duke Friedrich III. from Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorf
Paullisimon.jpg Simon Pauli the Younger 1603-1680 University Professor of Anatomy, Surgery, and Botany in Copenhagen Danish royal family
WP Jacob Tappe.jpg Jacob Tappe 1603-1680 University professor for medicine at the University of Helmstedt Duke August II of Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel
Christoph Tinctorius 1604-1662 German physician and university professor in Königsberg Electoral Brandenburg personal physician.
Weise, Martin (1605-1693) .jpg Martin way 1605-1693 General practitioner in Berlin Electors Georg Wilhelm , Friedrich Wilhelm and Friedrich III. of Brandenburg
MichelisJ1667C1312.JPG Johannes Michaelis 1606-1667 Medical professor and chemist in Leipzig Duke Friedrich Wilhelm II of Saxe-Altenburg and Elector Friedrich Wilhelm II of Saxe-Altenburg
Hermann Conring.jpg Hermann Conring 1606-1681 Danish doctor and councilor Queen Christina of Sweden
JohannCasparBauhin.jpg Johann Caspar Bauhin 1606-1685 Swiss doctor and botanist Personal physician to the Dukes of Württemberg and Baden
Adam Friday 1608-1650 Polish war builder and medic Prince Janusz Radziwiłł
Franciscus Chemnitz 1609-1656 German medic and senior military doctor in the Swedish army Field Marshal Carl Gustav Wrangel
Arolsen adhesive tape 03 093 1.jpg Johann Helwig 1609-1674 Nuremberg poet and doctor Bishops of Regensburg
JohannMichaelFehrJohannAlexanderBöner.jpg Johann Michael Fehr 1610-1688 Physician and co-founder of the Leopoldina Emperor Leopold I.
Willem painted V.jpg Willem Piso 1611-1678 Dutch medic and botanist Count Johann Moritz von Nassau-Siegen
Gottfried Moebius 2.jpg Gottfried Möbius 1611-1664 Medical professor and rector of the University of Jena Elector Friedrich Wilhelm of Brandenburg and Duke Wilhelm of Saxe-Weimar
Franciscus Blondel.jpg François Blondel 1613-1703 Belgian spa and spa doctor Elector Philipp Christoph von Sötern
Charles Scarborough 1615-1693 British doctor and mathematician Charles II of England and James II of England
Joel Langelott 1617-1680 Medic and alchemist Duke Friedrich III. von Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorf and his son Christian Albrecht von Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorf
Georg Faber 1618-1632 Medic and travel diary writer Landgrave Philip III. from Hessen-Butzbach
Laurentius Blumentrost the Elder 1619-1705 German physician and founder of the State Pharmacy Office in Moscow Alexei I of Russia
Caspar March 1619-1677 German physician, mathematician and astronomer Elector Friedrich Wilhelm of Brandenburg
Georg-Handel (father) .jpg Georg Handel 1622-1697 Barber and surgeon, court surgeon Duke Johann Adolf I of Saxony Weißenfels
Christian Mentzel.  Line engraving by Busch.  Wellcome V0003973.jpg Christian Mentzel 1622-1701 Doctor, botanist and sinologist Elector Friedrich Wilhelm of Brandenburg
Paul II Weinhart 1622-1710 Archducal Council, since 1665 "Wesensmedicus" in Tyrol and the foothills Ezherzog Leopold V von Habsburg and his son Sigismund Franz
Sigemund Klose 1623-1702 Mediciners Margraves Friedrich V , Friedrich VI. , Friedrich VII. Magnus
Michael-Heinrich-Horn.jpg Michael Heinrich Horn 1623-1681 Physician and chemist, pioneer of chemistry at the University of Leipzig Elector Johann Georg II of Saxony
Johann Sigismund Elßholtz.jpg Johann Sigismund Elsholtz 1623-1688 Naturalist, alchemist and medicin Elector Friedrich Wilhelm of Brandenburg
Johannes Scheffler.jpg Angelus Silesius 1624-1677 Doctor, poet and theologian Duke Silvius Nimrod of Württemberg-Oels
Johann Bacmeister the Younger 1624-1686 Physician and Rector of the University of Rostock Duke Johann Georg of Mecklenburg
Paul de Sorbait.jpg Paul Sorbait 1624-1691 Franco-Belgian plague doctor, rhetorician, musician Dowager Emperor Eleonora Magdalena Gonzaga of Mantua-Nevers
Conrad Thulemeyer 1625-1683 City physician of Bremen Landgrave Wilhelm VI. from Hessen-Kassel
Kaspar Weinhart 1626-1692 Mediciners Ezherzog Leopold V von Habsburg and his son Sigismund Franz
Johann Matthäus Faber 1626-1702 City physician of Heilbronn Dukes of the House of Württemberg-Neuenstadt
Marcello Malpighi by Carlo Cignani.jpg Marcello Malpighi 1628-1694 Italian anatomist and plant anatomist Pope Innocent XII.
Nicolaus Wilhelm Beckers.jpg Nicolaus Wilhelm Beckers 1630-1705 Medic from Walhorn , then the Spanish Netherlands Emperor Joseph I and Charles VI.
JF Helvetius.jpg Johann Friedrich Schweitzer 1630-1709 also known as Johann Friedrich Helvétius , advocate of alchemy Prince Wilhelm III. of Orange
Niels stensen.jpg Nicolaus Steno 1638-1686 Danish anatomist and geologist Grand Duke Ferdinando II de 'Medici
Ambroise Tardieu18.jpg Guy-Crescent Fagon 1638-1718 French doctor and botanist King Louis XIV of France
Heinrich Erndel 1638-1693 Herzog August Library Wolfenbüttel Portr.  II 1457.2.jpg Henry III. Erndel 1638-1693 Doctor, city physician from Dresden , son of Heinrich Erndel (1595–1646), father of Christian Heinrich Erndel (1676–1734) Elector Johann Georg III. and Johann Georg IV. , Prince Johann Georg of Saxony, Prince Friedrich August of Saxony
Johann Pfeiffer 1639-1684 German medic Russian court in Gera
Elias Rudolf Camerarius.jpg Elias Rudolf Camerarius 1641-1695 Medical professor in Tübingen Ducal family of Württemberg
Georg Francus v-Franckenau.jpg Georg Franck of Franckenau 1644-1704 Medicines and botanists Elector Karl I. Ludwig of the Palatinate
Johann Nikolaus Pechlin 1646-1706 German-Dutch doctor and prince educator Duke Christian Albrecht of Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorf
Cornelius Bontekoe.jpg Cornelius Bontekoe (Cornelius Dekker) 1647-1685 Dutch medic, introduced coffee, tea and chocolate at court Elector Friedrich Wilhelm of Brandenburg
Jan Abraham from Gehema 1647-1715 Heraldist and doctor Duke Gustav Adolf of Mecklenburg
Johann Helfrich Jüngken 1648-1726 Stadtphysicus in Frankfurt am Main Personal physician to the Counts of Erbach
Engelbert Kaempfer 1651-1716 Doctor and explorer Simon Heinrich zur Lippe
Benjamin Scharff 1651-1702 City physicus in Sondershausen Prince of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen Christian Wilhelm (Schwarzburg-Sondershausen)
Johannes Dolaeus.  Line engraving by AM Wolfgang.  Wellcome V0001619.jpg Johann Doläus 1651-1707 Ducal Nassau court doctor Albertine Agnes von Orange-Nassau and Karl von Hessen-Kassel
Christian father.jpg Christian father 1651-1732 Professor of Medicine at the University of Wittenberg Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst
Johann Wilhelm Förtsch.jpg Johann Philipp Förtsch 1652-1732 Composer, statesman and medic Prince-Bishop August Friedrich of Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorf
Wilhelm Homberg 1652-1715 German naturalist and doctor Duke Philippe II de Bourbon, duc d'Orléans
TobiasCohn.jpg Tobias Kohen 1652-1729 German-Polish doctor and writer Tatar prince Selim Girig Khan and the sultans Mehmed IV , Suleiman II , Ahmed II , Mustafa II and Ahmed III.
BernhardusAlbinus16531721.jpg Bernhard Friedrich Albinus 1653-1721 German medic Electors Friedrich Wilhelm of Brandenburg and Friedrich III. of Prussia
Johann Conrad Brunner.jpg Johann Konrad Brunner 1653-1727 Swiss doctor Personal physician of the Electors of the Palatinate Johann Wilhelm and Karl III. Philip
Ferdinand Karl Weinhart 1654-1716 University professor Innsbruck Emperor Joseph I.
Giovanni Maria Lancisi.jpg Giovanni Maria Lancisi 1654-1720 Italian physician and naturalist Pope Innocent XI.
Christian Knaut 1656-1716 Doctor, botanist and librarian Prince Emanuel Lebrecht of Anhalt-Koethen
Nikolaes Heinsius the Younger 1656-1718 Dutch writer and doctor Queen Christine of Sweden
Johann Adam Osiander 1659-1708 German professor of medicine and physics Duke Friedrich Karl of Württemberg-Winnental
Georg Ernst Stahl crop.jpg Georg Ernst Stahl 1659-1734 Chemist , metallurgist and doctor King Friedrich Wilhelm I of Prussia
Eberhard Bacmeister 1659-1742 Government and Consistorial Council Christine Charlotte von Württemberg , Christian Eberhard von Ostfriesland , Georg Albrecht von Ostfriesland
Konrad Barthold Behrens 1660-1736 Doctor and historian Duke Anton Ulrich of Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel
Friedrich Hoffmann.jpg Friedrich Hoffmann 1660-1742 German medic King Friedrich Wilhelm I of Prussia
Pierre Seignette 1660-1719 French doctor and pharmacist Louis XIV
Friedrich Gottfried Glück 1662-1707 Stadtphysicus von Güstrow Duke Gustav Adolf of Mecklenburg
Johann Karl Spies.jpg Johann Carl Spies 1663-1729 Professor of Psychology and Anatomy at the University of Helmstedt Duke August Wilhelm of Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel
S-tap-1.jpg Siegmund Hahn 1664-1742 Stadtphysicus von Schweidnitz, founder of hydrotherapy Polish heir to the throne Jakob Louis Heinrich Sobieski
Daniel Nebel, (1664-1733) .jpg Daniel Nebel 1664-1733 Physicians, pharmacists and botanists Landgrave Karl of Hesse and Elector Karl Philipp of the Palatinate
WP Johann Heinrich Cohausen.jpg Johann Heinrich Cohausen 1665-1750 Medic and satirical writer Prince-Bishops Franz Arnold von Wolff-Metternich zur Gracht and Clemens August von Bayern
Johann Conrad Barchusen 1666-1723 UMU 00088 U.jpg Johann Conrad Barchusen 1666-1723 Pharmacists, chemists and medical professionals Doge of Venice and fleet commander Francesco Morosini
Johann Georg Steigerthal 1666-1740 Professor of Medicine in Helmstedt and member of the Royal Society of London King George I of Great Britain
Arbuthnot John Kneller.jpg John Arbuthnot 1667-1735 Scottish doctor, mathematician and writer Queen Anne of Great Britain
Andreas von Gundelsheimer 1668-1715 Doctor, botanist and explorer King Friedrich I of Prussia and Friedrich Wilhelm I of Prussia
Anatomical notebooks (1918) (17985363580) .jpg Georg Detharding 1671-1747 Professor of Medicine in Rostock and Copenhagen Ducal family of Mecklenburg
James Douglas 1675-1742 Anatomist, surgeon, obstetrician Queen Anne of Great Britain
JohannSamuelCarlGründler1750.jpg Johann Samuel Carl 1676-1757 Württemberg doctor King Christian VI from Denmark and Norway
Christian Heinrich Erndel 1676-1734 Doctor and botanist in Dresden and Warsaw, son of Heinrich Erndel (1638–1693) King of Poland and Elector of Saxony August II, the Strong of Poland
Robert Erskine 1674-1719 Scottish medic and President of the Russian Academy of Sciences Peter the Great
Joh-Heinr-v-Heuchner.jpg Johann Heinrich von Heucher 1677-1746 Scientist and doctor Elector and King August II, the Strong of Poland
Brandanus Meibom.jpg Brandan Meibom 1678-1740 Professor of Pathology, Semiotics and Botany at the University of Helmstedt Dukes of Wolfenbüttel
Johann Georg Hasenest.jpg Johann Georg rabbit nest 1688-1771 City physician of Ansbach Personal physician to the Princes of Ansbach
Joachim Daniel von Jauch.jpg Joachim Daniel von Jauch 1688-1754 Doctor, engineer officer , architect and builder King August III. from Poland
Johannes de Gorter (1689-1762) .jpg Johannes de Gorter 1689-1762 Dutch city doctor of Harderwijk and professor at the University of Harderwijk Empress Elisabeth of Russia
Johann Theodor Eller 1754.jpg Johann Theodor Eller 1689-1760 Prussian military doctor and chemist King Friedrich Wilhelm I of Prussia and Friedrich I of Prussia
Flower grate.jpg Laurentius Blumentrost the Younger 1692-1755 German-Russian physician, co-founder of the Russian Academy of Sciences Peter the Great
Jean-Baptiste de Sénac.jpg Jean-Baptiste Sénac 1693-1770 French medic and cardiologist King Louis XV
Georg-Gottlob-Richter.jpg Georg Gottlob Richter 1694-1773 German professor of medicine Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorf and Prince-Bishop Adolf Friedrich of Sweden
Quesnay Portrait.jpg François Quesnay 1694-1774 Doctor and economist Louis XV and Madame de Pompadour
Daniel Wilhelm Triller by Johann Jakob Haid.jpg Daniel Triller 1695-1782 German medic and writer Hereditary Prince Karl of Nassau-Usingen
Johann Friedrich Ermel 1696-1764 Court doctor at the Dresden court Elector Friedrich August II.
Wilhelm Bernhard Nebel.jpg Wilhelm Bernhard Nebel 1699-1748 Physicist and doctor, smallpox specialist Elector Karl Philipp of the Palatinate and Elector Karl Theodor of the Palatinate and Bavaria
Werlhof PG P387.JPG Paul Gottlieb Werlhof 1699-1767 Doctor and poet Royal court in Hanover
Gerard van Swieten Kaiserbild.jpg Gerard van Swieten 1700-1772 Dutch-Austrian medic Empress Maria Theresa of Austria

1701 to 1800

image Name of the personal physician Life dates position Supervised person (s)
Anton-de-Haen.jpg Anton de Haen 1704-1776 Austro-Dutch physician, fever researcher Empress Maria Theresa of Austria
Heinrich Lolhöffel von Löwensprung 1705-1763 Polish councilor and doctor King August III. from Poland
WP Carl Friedrich Kaltschmied.jpg Carl Friedrich Kaltschmied 1706-1769 Professor of anatomy, surgery and botany at the University of Jena Duke of Saxe-Weimar
Nils Rosen von Rosenstein.jpg Nils Rosén from Rosenstein 1706-1773 Swedish anatomist and botanist and rector of Uppsala University King Frederick of Sweden
Carl von Linné.png Carl von Linné 1707-1778 Swedish scientist and medicin King Adolf Friedrich of Sweden
Albrecht von Haller 1736.jpg Albrecht von Haller 1708-1777 Swiss physician, botanist and science journalist King George II of Great Britain
Johann Gottfried Brendel.jpg Johann Gottfried Brendel 1712-1758 Professor of Medicine at the University of Göttingen Landgrave Wilhelm VIII of Hesse-Kassel
Philipp Adolf Boehmer.jpg Philipp Adolph Böhmer 1711-1789 Professor of Anatomy King Friedrich Wilhelm II of Prussia
Johann-Leberecht-Schmucker.jpg Johann Leberecht Schmucker 1712-1786 Military doctor , surgeon and specialist author King Frederick the Great of Prussia
Abraham Bäck.jpg Abraham Back 1713-1795 Swedish medic Kings Friedrich of Sweden and Adolf Friedrich of Sweden
Wilhelm Mac Neven O'Kelly from Aghrim 1713 or 1714-1787 Doctor and Director of Studies at the Faculty of Medicine at Charles University in Prague Maria Theresa
Johann Christian Anton Theden.jpg Johann Christian Anton Theden 1714-1797 Prussian natural scientist , military doctor, surgeon and specialist book author King Frederick the Great of Prussia
Louis Guillaume Le Monnier 1717-1799 French botanist and mycologist King Louis XV
Kasimir Christoph Schmidel 1718-1792 Erlangen doctor and botanist Margrave Karl Alexander of Brandenburg-Ansbach
Johann Christian Hebenstreit 1720-1795 Doctor and botanist Count and Ataman Kirill Razumovsky
Christoph Ludwig Hoffmann.JPG Christoph Ludwig Hoffmann 1721-1807 Physician and philosopher, inventor of an opto-mechanical telegraph Elector of Cologne and Bishop of Munster
Johann Christian Wilhelm Verpoorten 1721-1792 Medic and councilor Karl zu Mecklenburg and Adolf Friedrich IV. Von Mecklenburg
Johann Karl Wilhelm Möhsen (1722 - 1795), Physician to Frederick the Great, by Christian Bernhard Rode (1725 - 1797) and Johann Conrad Krüger (1733 - 1791) .jpg Johann Carl Wilhelm Moehsen 1722-1795 Physician and member of the Berlin Enlightenment and the Secret Berlin Wednesday Society King Frederick the Great
Jean-François Cap (p) eron 1722 (?) - 1763 dentist King Louis XV
Johan Just Chilian from Berger.jpg Johann Just von Berger 1723-1791 German-Danish doctor Christian VII of Denmark and Norway
Johann Georg hop gardener 1724-1796 Mediciners Duke Carl Eugen of Württemberg
Polycarp Friedrich von Leyser 1724-1795 German physician and Royal British Councilor Princess Caroline Mathilde of Great Britain, Ireland and Hanover
Georg Roederer.jpg Johann Georg Roederer 1726-1763 Gynecologist at the University of Göttingen King George II of Great Britain
Johann Georg Zimmermann.jpg Johann Georg Zimmermann 1728-1795 Swiss doctor, philosopher and writer King George III from Hanover
Giovanni Alessandro Brambilla.jpg Giovanni Alessandro Brambilla 1728-1800 Italian doctor and surgeon Emperor Joseph II
Noel Joseph Necker1.jpg Noël Martin Joseph de Necker 1730-1793 Franco-German doctor and botanist Elector of the Palatinate
Anton von Störck 2.jpg Anton von Störck 1731-1803 Austrian doctor and university professor Empress Maria Theresa of Austria
Joseph von Quarin.jpg Joseph of Quarin 1733-1814 Austrian doctor and medical adviser Imperial family
Paul-Joseph Barthez.jpg Paul Joseph Barthez 1734-1806 French medic and Chancellor of the Sorbonne Duke of Orléans
Peter Wilhelm Josef de Gynetti 1735-1804 Medic and privy councilor Electorates of Cologne
Struensee, Joh. Fr. Residenzmuseum Celle.jpg Johann Friedrich Struensee 1737-1772 German doctor and minister at the Danish court King ChristianVI. from Denmark and Norway
Wilhelm Bernhard Trommsdorff 1738-1782 Physicians, chemists, pharmacists and botanists Governor Karl Theodor von Dalberg
Ernst Gottfried Baldinger.jpg Ernst Gottfried Baldinger 1738-1804 Medical professor in Göttingen Landgrave Friedrich II of Hesse-Kassel
DrGuillotin.jpg Joseph-Ignace Guillotin 1738-1814 French doctor and politician, inventor of the guillotine French royal family
Friedrich von Wendt 1738-1818 Medical doctor and molecular biologist Princely house of Anhalt
Christian Friedrich von Jäger (1739-1808) .jpg Christian Friedrich von Jäger 1739-1808 Medicines and naturalists Duke Carl Eugen of Württemberg and King Friedrich I of Württemberg
Wrisberg.jpg Heinrich August Wrisberg 1739-1808 Gynecologist and director at the University of Göttingen Princely house Nassau-Weilberg
Peter Ludolph Spangenberg 1740-1794 German physician and university professor. Friedrich von Mecklenburg and Louise Friederike von Württemberg
Maximilian Stoll.jpg Maximilian Stoll 1742-1787 German-Austrian doctor, head of the Vienna clinic Prince Wenzel Anton Kaunitz
Melchior Adam Weikard.jpg Melchior Adam Weikard 1742-1803 Doctor and philosopher Prince-Bishop Heinrich von Bibra and Karl Theodor von Dalberg and Tsar Paul of Russia
Urban Bruun Aaskow 1742-1806 Danish medic Queen Juliane Marie of Denmark
Richter-Scudelle.jpg August Gottlieb Richter 1742-1812 Surgeon and author King George III from Hanover
Deiman portrait.jpg Johan Rudolph Deiman 1743-1808 German-Dutch physician and chemist King Louis Napoléon of Holland
James Nooth 1743-1814 English surgeon Duke of Kent
Philipp Fischer 1744-1800 University professor in Ingolstadt and medical advisor Elector Maximilian III. Joseph of Bavaria
Moritz Gerhard Thilenius.jpg Moritz Gerhard Thilenius 1745-1808 German doctor and balneologist Duke Friedrich August of Nassau-Usingen
Johann Peter Frank.jpg Johann Peter Frank 1745-1821 Doctor and founder of public hygiene Tsar Alexander I of Russia
Joseph Barth (1746-1818), by Heinrich Friedrich Füger.jpg Joseph Barth 1746-1818 Austrian full professor for anatomy and ophthalmology at the University of Vienna Emperor Joseph II
JohannChristophAndreasMayer.jpg Johann Christoph Andreas Mayer 1747-1801 German anatomist and botanist King Frederick the Great
Marcus Herz portrait.JPG Marcus heart 1747-1803 Doctor and philosopher Prince of Waldeck
Felix vicq dazyr.jpg Félix Vicq d'Azyr 1748-1794 Neuroanatom Marie Antoinette
ChristianGottliebSelle.jpg Christian Gottlieb Selle 1748-1800 Berlin physician and philosopher King Frederick the Great
Von Weigel.jpg Christian Ehrenfried Weigel 1748-1831 German physician, botanist and chemist Swedish royal family
Franz Joseph von Besnard 1749-1814 Doctor, medical councilor, specialist book author King Max I Joseph of Bavaria
Christoph Casimir Lerche 1749-1825 General Staff Doctor Emperor Alexander I.
Johann-Goercke.jpg Johann Goercke 1750-1822 Military doctor, surgeon and specialist author, founder and rector of the Pépinière Military Doctor Academy King Frederick the Great of Prussia
Schoepff Johann David 1752-1800.png Johann David Schoepf 1752-1800 Doctor, botanist, zoologist and naturalist Margrave Karl Alexander of Brandenburg-Ansbach
Johann Friedrich Ernst Albrecht 1752-1814 Doctor and writer Count family Manteuffel
Johann Hubertus 1752-1828 Surgeon and medical officer , member of the Josephinum Archduke Karl of Austria-Teschen
Albrecht Daniel Thear Lose@BomannMuseum20160715.jpg Albrecht Daniel Thaer 1752-1828 Doctor and founder of agricultural science King George III of the United Kingdom
Philipp Jacob Piderit 1753-1817 Doctors in Kassel Elector Wilhelm I of Hesse-Kassel
Joh Chr Stark d Ae.jpg Johann Christian Stark the Elder 1753-1811 German gynecologist and psychiatrist Duchess Anna Amalia von Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel , Duke Karl August von Sachsen-Weimar-Eisenach and Johann Wolfgang von Goethe and Friedrich Schiller
Carl Ferdinand Suadicani.jpg Carl Ferdinand Suadicani 1753-1824 Schleswig-Holstein doctor and psychiatrist Duke Friedrich Christian von Augustenburg and the Danish royal family
Loder FJC-3.jpg Justus Christian Loder 1753-1832 Anatomist and surgeon Tsar Alexander I of Russia
Christoph Friedrich Hellwag.jpg Christoph Friedrich Hellwag 1754-1835 Urban and rural physicist of Eutin Grand Duke Peter I of Oldenburg
Bernhard Christoph Faust.JPG Bernhard Christoph Faust 1755-1842 German physician and founder of solar engineering Princess Juliane of Hessen-Philippsthal
Samuel Hahnemann 1841.jpg Samuel Hahnemann 1755-1843 Founder of homeopathy Empress Maria Theresa of Austria and Duke Ferdinand Friedrich von Anhalt-Koethen
Jean-Nicolas Corvisart.jpg Jean-Nicolas Corvisart 1755-1821 French medic Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte
Johann Christian Reil (1811) .jpg Johann Christian Reil 1759-1813 Medical professor in Halle (Saale) and Berlin Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Bernhard Joseph von Hartz.jpg Bernhard Joseph von Hartz 1760-1829 Doctor, royal Bavarian secret council King Max I Joseph of Bavaria
Andreas Josef Stifft Litho.JPG Andreas Joseph von Stifft 1760-1836 Austrian physician and Viennese city physician Emperor Franz II
ImageGeorgWedekind.jpg Georg von Wedekind 1761-1831 Doctor and revolutionary, co-founder of the Mainz Republic Elector Friedrich Karl Joseph von Erthal
Christoph Wilhelm Hufeland Adolph Kunike.jpg Christoph Wilhelm Hufeland 1762-1836 Representative of vitalism and founder of macrobiotics royal family of Friedrich Wilhelm III. of Prussia
Brandis Joachim Dietrich 1.jpeg Joachim Dietrich Brandis 1762-1845 German doctor and pharmacist Queen of Denmark Maria von Hessen-Kassel
Wilhelm Friedrich Domeier 1763-1815 Hanoverian court doctor Edward Augustus, Duke of Kent and Strathearn and Augustus Frederick, 1st Duke of Sussex
JV Hildenbrand, 1763-1818.  Wellcome L0005560.jpg Johann Valentin Hildenbrand 1763-1818 Austrian medic Counts of Mniszek
Wilhelm Heinrich Reichenbach.jpg Wilhelm Heinrich Reichenbach 1763-1843 German doctor and surgeon Duke Friedrich Eugen of Württemberg
Portrait of Leopold Anton Goelis Wellcome L0008173 crop.jpg Leopold Anton Gölis 1764-1827 Austrian pediatrician and medical council Crown Prince Napoleon Franz Bonaparte
Alexandre-Urbain Yvan 1765-1839 French surgeon Personal surgeon Napoleon Bonapartes
Anne-Louis Girodet-Trioson 005.jpg Dominique Jean Larrey 1766-1842 French military doctor and surgeon Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte
Yaw - Johann Stieglitz.jpg Johann Goldfinch 1767-1840 Judeo-Christian director of the Hanover Medical School Royal family in Hanover
Johann Wilhelm von Wiebel.jpg Johann Wilhelm von Wiebel 1767-1847 Prussian Secret Medical Council King Friedrich Wilhelm IV.
Alibert.jpg Jean-Louis Alibert 1768-1837 French doctor and founder of dermatology in France King Louis XVIII
Astley Paston Cooper 4.jpg Astley Paston Cooper 1768-1841 English surgeon and surgeon King George IV and Queen Victoria
James-wylie-300px.jpg James Wylie 1768-1854 Russian military doctor of Scottish origin Russian tsars Paul I, Alexander I and Nicholas I.
Christian Johann Klett 1770-1823 City physician of Heilbronn Counts of Erbach
Saxonia Museum for Saxon Patriotic Studies V 48.jpg Friedrich Ludwig Kreysig 1770-1839 Medic, botanist and musicologist King August of Saxony
Johann Hermann Becker 1770-1848 Bath doctor in Doberan Grand Ducal Family of Mecklenburg
Konrad Joseph Kilian 1771-1811 natural philosophical doctor Alexander I (Russia) (1810-1811)
Friedrich August Lehr 1771-1831 Senior Medical Councilor of the Nassau State Government Duke Wilhelm I of Nassau
Franz Wirer.jpg Franz Wirer von Rettenbach 1771-1844 Professor at the Medical University of Vienna and Rector of the University of Vienna Emperor Franz Joseph I of Austria-Hungary
Rolando.jpg Luigi Rolando 1773-1831 Italian anatomist and physiologist Family of King Vittorio Emanuele I.
Ferdinand Franz von Hessert 1774-1839 Doctor, surgeon, professor Grand Duke Ludwig I of Hesse and the Rhine
Johann Nepomuk Rust.jpg Johann Nepomuk Rust 1775-1840 Secret medical councilor and head of the Charité King Friedrich Wilhelm IV of Prussia
Johann Malfatti.jpg Johann Malfatti 1775-1859 Italian-Austrian medic Archduke Karl of Austria-Teschen
Karl Joseph Ringelmann 1776-1854 Surgeon , professor of oral and dental diseases , personal dentist Maximilian I. Joseph (Bavaria)
Johann Heinrich Kopp.jpg Johann Heinrich Kopp 1777-1858 Doctor and natural scientist, founder of the Wettau Society for Natural History Elector of Hesse
Carl-Bernhard-Trinius.jpg Carl Bernhard Trinius 1778-1844 Doctor, poet and botanist Tsar Alexander II of Russia
LithographyChristophHartung.jpg Christoph Hartung 1779-1853 Austrian physician and homeopath Field Marshal Graf v. Radetzky and Empress Marie-Louise of Austria
WP Ludwig Friedrich Froriep.jpg Ludwig Friedrich von Froriep 1779-1847 Anatomist, surgeon and publisher King Friedrich I of Württemberg
Johann Nepomuk Raimann Litho.jpg Johann Nepomuk von Raimann 1780-1847 Austrian physician and pathologist Emperor Franz II and Emperor Ferdinand I.
CarlHohnbaum.JPG Carl Hohnbaum 1780-1855 German doctor and publicist Duke Friedrich of Saxe-Altenburg
Martin Lichtenstein.jpg Martin Hinrich Lichtenstein 1780-1857 Doctor, researcher and zoologist Governor of the Cape of Good Hope
Gustav Heinrich von Martius.jpg Heinrich von Martius 1781-1831 Personal physician to Russian princes Prince Wolchonsky, Prince Trubezkoi , Prince Dolgoruki , Count Alexei Kyrillowitsch Rasumowski
Philipp Franz von Walther - royal personal physician.jpg Philipp Franz von Walther 1782-1849 Surgeon and ophthalmologist King Ludwig I of Bavaria
Ludvig Levin Jacobson.jpg Ludwig Levin Jacobson 1783-1843 Danish-Jewish medic, regimental surgeon Royal family
Wilhelm Hensel - David Ferdinand Koreff.jpg David Ferdinand Koreff 1783-1851 Writer and physician King Friedrich Wilhelm III. of Prussia and State Chancellor Karl August von Hardenberg
Joseph Liboschitz 1783-1824 Lithuanian doctor and naturalist Alexander I of Russia
Friedrich Jaeger from Jaxtthal.jpg Friedrich Jäger from Jaxtthal 1784-1871 Austrian ophthalmologist Prince Klemens Wenzel Lothar von Metternich
Johann Nepomukringenis.jpg Johann Nepomuk von Ringseis 1785-1880 Medical professor in Munich Crown Prince Ludwig I of Bavaria
Johann Karl Ruppius 1786-1866 Anatomy professor in Gotha Duke Friedrich of Saxe-Altenburg
Franz Reisinger 1787-1855 Surgeon and university professor in Erlangen Elector Clemens Wenceslaus of Saxony
Baron Stockmar.jpg Christian Friedrich von Stockmar 1787-1863 Military doctor and statesman Prince Leopold von Coburg , who later became King of Belgium
Ioannis Kolettis.JPG Ioannis Kolettis before 1788-1847 Greek politician and doctor Ottoman Pasha Tepedelenli
Carl Gustav Carus Portrait.JPG Carl Gustav Carus 1789-1869 Gynecologist, pathologist , psychologist , painter and natural philosopher Kings Anton of Saxony and Friedrich August II of Saxony
Wilhelm of Ludwig 1790-1865 Medical professor in Tübingen, specialist in smallpox diseases King Wilhelm I of Württemberg
Louis Seutin.JPG Louis Joseph Seutin 1793-1862 Belgian doctor and surgeon King Leopold I of Belgium
Johann Lukas Schönlein doctor.jpg Johann Lukas Schönlein 1793-1864 German doctors from Bamberg King Friedrich Wilhelm IV of Prussia
John William Polidori by FG ​​Gainsford.jpg John Polidori 1795-1821 English writer and doctor Poet Lord George Gordon Byron
Henri-Christophe Rieken 1797-1875 German-Belgian doctor and civil servant Leopold I , King of the Belgians
Karl-Piderit-LLB.jpg Karl Piderit 1797-1876 Physician and founder of the state hospital in Detmold Princely Lippe personal physician
Carl Vogel (personal physician) .jpg Carl Vogel 1798-1864 secret councilor and ducal personal physician in Weimar Carl August and Carl Friedrich von Sachsen-Weimar-Eisenach as well as Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
John Milton Bernhisel.jpg John Milton Bernhisel 1799-1881 American politician and medical professional Mormon leader Joseph Smith
Harry von Haurowitz 1799-1882 Ship's doctor and inspector general of medical services in the Russian Navy Grand Duke Konstantin Nikolajewitsch Romanow
Clemens August Alertz 1800-1866 Military surgeon in Bonn and district physician in Aachen Pope Pius IX
Friedrich Daniel Erhard 1800-1879 Coroners , district and spa doctor Prince Karl zu Leiningen

1801 to 1900

image Name of the personal physician Life dates position Supervised person (s)
Dominic John Corrigan2crop.jpg Dominic John Corrigan 1802-1880 Irish doctor Queen Victoria
Franz Xaver von Gietl - Doctor.jpg Franz Xaver von Gietl 1803-1888 Director of the municipal hospital on the left of the Isar, typhus and cholera specialist Crown Prince Maximilian II Joseph of Bavaria
Heinrich Gottfried Grimm.jpg Heinrich Gottfried Grimm 1804-1884 Prussian general staff doctor King Friedrich Wilhelm IV of Prussia and Wilhelm I of Germany
Bloedau.jpg Carl von Bloedau 1804-1886 Sonderhausen surgeon and privy councilor Prince Günther Friedrich Carl II. (Schwarzburg-Sondershausen)
Josef Ritter von Wurzian - bust.jpg Josef von Wurzian 1806-1858 Austrian military doctor Field Marshal Josef Wenzel Radetzky von Radetz
Johann Heinrich Ferdinand von Autenrieth.jpg Johann Heinrich Ferdinand Autenrieth 1808-1835 Professor at the University of Tübingen , founder of the University Hospital Tübingen King Wilhelm I of Württemberg
Gustav von Lauer.jpg Gustav von Lauer 1808-1889 Prussian general staff doctor Kaiser Wilhelm I.
Josef Löschner Litho.jpg Josef von Löschner 1809-1888 Balneologist Emperor Franz Joseph I of Austria-Hungary
Max Joseph Schleiss von Löwenfeld 1809-1897 doctor Ludwig II (Bavaria)
Karl Ewald Hasse.jpg Karl Ewald Hasse 1810-1902 Professor of Pathology Count Stroganov
Carl Gerster 1813-1892 Doctor, homeopath and co-founder of the German Singers Association Prince Carl von Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg
William gull.jpg William Gull 1816-1890 British medic English royal family
Edward Henry Sieveking.jpg Edward Sieveking 1816-1904 English medic and founder of a children's hospital King Edward VII and Queen Victoria
Wilhelm Griesinger.jpg Wilhelm Griesinger 1817-1868 German psychiatrist and internist King Abbas I Pasha of Egypt
Jakob Eduard Polak - doctor and ethnographer.jpg Jakob Eduard Polak 1818-1891 Austrian doctor and ethnographer , founder of modern medicine in Persia Shah Naser ad-Din
Karl Aberle 1818-1892 Austrian physician and co-founder of the Carolino-Augusteum Museum and the Society for Salzburg Regional Studies German Empress Karolina Augusta of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach
ErhardHvHartungen.jpg Erhard Hartung from Hartungen 1819-1893 Austrian physician and homeopath King George V of Hanover
Felix von Niemeyer.jpg Felix von Niemeyer 1820-1871 Doctor and founder of the Medical Society of Magdeburg Württemberg royal house
Thomas Wiltberger Evans.jpg Thomas Wiltberger Evans 1823-1897 Personal dentist Napoleon III , Dentist of the French imperial family
Friedrich Wilhelm Beneke.jpg Friedrich Wilhelm Beneke 1824-1882 Professor of Anatomy and Pathology in Marburg Grand Duke of Oldenburg
Hugo Stöhr 1830-1901 German gynecologist and bath doctor Prince Adolf von Löwenstein-Wertheim-Freudenberg
Friedrich Gerhard Rohlfs.jpg Gerhard Rohlfs 1831-1896 Doctor and Africa explorer Sultan Sidi Muhammad IV
SP Botkin.jpg Sergei Petrovich Botkin 1832-1889 Russian doctor, pioneer in the field of medical practice and training in Russia Tsars Alexander II and Alexander III. from Russia
Gustav Nachtigal by Hanfstaengl (cropped) .jpg Gustav Nachtigal 1834-1885 Africa explorer and physician Beys at the court of Tunis
Alfred Fiedler 1835-1921 Pathologist and internist, head of the Surgical Medical Academy Dresden Saxon royal family
Emil Ludwig Schmidt.jpg Emil Ludwig Schmidt 1837-1906 Anthropologist and ethnologist Industrialist Alfred Krupp
Joseph Bell.jpg Joseph Bell 1837-1911 Scottish pediatrician, surgeon and military doctor, pioneer of forensics Queen Victoria
Samuel Siegfried Karl von Basch doctor.jpg Samuel Siegfried Karl von Basch 1837-1905 Jewish pathologist and physiologist Archduke Maximilian I of Mexico
Ludwig Mayer 1839-1878 Surgeon and ear specialist Duke of Bavaria
Eduard Albert.jpg Eduard Albert 1841-1900 Bohemian-Austrian surgeon and translator Country President Eduard Taaffe and Emperor Franz Joseph I of Austria-Hungary
Hakeem Noor-ud-Din.jpg Nuur ud-Din 1841-1914 Physician, theologian and Caliphate ul-Massih Maharajas
Kerzl1912Uniform.jpg Joseph von Kerzl 1841-1919 Austrian officer and medicine Emperor Franz Joseph I.
VladanDjordjevic.jpg Vladan Đorđević 1844-1930 Serbian doctor, author and prime minister Prince Milan I of Serbia
Sir Thomas Barlow.jpg Thomas Barlow 1845-1945 British professor of paediatrics and internal medicine Queen Victoria , King Edward VII and George V.
Berthold von Fetzer 1846-1931 Doctors and general practitioners à la suite Karl and Wilhelm II of Württemberg
Erwin Baelz.jpg Erwin Balz 1849-1913 Internist and anthropologist, co-founder of modern medicine in Japan Imperial Family of Japan
Ottmar von Angerer.jpg Ottmar von Angerer 1850-1918 Surgeon and general practitioner Prince Luitpold of Bavaria and King Ludwig III. from Bavaria
William A. Sturge 1850-1919 English doctor and archaeologist Queen Victoria
Martius Friedrich.png Friedrich Martius 1850-1923 German internist Grand Duke Friedrich Wilhelm II of Saxony-Altenburg
Ernst Schweninger.jpg Ernst Schweninger 1850-1924 Doctor and medical historian Chancellor Otto von Bismarck
ThemistoclesGluck.jpg Themistocles Gluck 1853-1942 German-Romanian surgeon King Charles I of Romania
Gustav vHoe 1854 Original.jpg Gustav Adolf Balthasar von Hößlin 1854-1925 General Practitioner King Ludwig III. from Bavaria
Franz Paul Hoferer 1854-1939 Kgl. Bavarian Councilor Luitpold of Bavaria and Ludwig III. from Bavaria
Axel Munthe.jpg Axel Munthe 1857-1949 Swedish doctor and author Queen Victoria
Friedrich von Ilberg 1858-1916 Prussian general and military doctor Kaiser Wilhelm II
Leonard Wood 1903.jpg Leonard Wood 1860-1927 Military Doctor and Governor General of the Philippines US Presidents Grover Cleveland and William McKinley
Eisenmenger.jpg Victor Eisenmenger 1864-1932 Austrian medic Emperor Franz Joseph I of Austria-Hungary
BotkinES.jpg Yevgeny Sergeyevich Botkin 1865-1918 Russian medic, specialist in hemophilia Tsar Nicholas II of Russia and his family
Paul-Sotier.jpg Paul Sotier 1876-1950 German physician and medical council Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany in his exile in Doorn
Cary Travers Grayon (1878-1938) .jpg Cary Travers Grayson 1878-1938 American rear admiral and medical doctor Presidents Theodore Roosevelt , William Howard Taft and Woodrow Wilson
Hugo Blaschke 1881-1959 Dentist , brigade leader and major general of the Waffen SS , personal dentist Adolf Hitler
Charles McMoran Wilson c1943.jpg Charles Wilson, 1st Baron Moran 1882-1977 British medic and President of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh Prime Minister Sir Winston Churchill
Theo Morell 1886-1948 urologist Adolf Hitler
Carltheo Zeitschel 1893-1945 Doctor, National Socialist and diplomat Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany in exile at Doorner
Federal Archives Image 183-1986-0428-502, Karl Gebhardt.jpg Karl Gebhardt 1897-1948 Free corps fighter and surgeon Reich Minister Heinrich Himmler
Max Schur 1897-1969 Ukrainian doctor and psychoanalyst Sigmund Freud
Jm.canadas.bueno.foto.png José María Cañadas Bueno 1897-1975 Spanish gynecologist and anatomist Prince Albert I of Monaco
Felix.Kersten.JPG Felix Kersten 1898-1960 Medic and masseur Reichsführer SS Heinrich Himmler

From 1901

image Name of the personal physician Life dates position Supervised person (s)
Karl Brandt SS doctor.jpg Karl Brandt 1904-1948 German surgeon Adolf Hitler
Wilhelm Foellmer 1908-2007 German gynecologist Fatima el-Sharif , Queen of Libya
Medhat Sheikh el-Ard 1920-2001 Saudi Arabian medic and diplomat King Saud ibn Abd al-Aziz
Li Zhisui 1920-1995 Doctor and Mao biographer Chinese President Mao Tse Tung
Tendzin Chodrag 1922-2001 Tibetan doctor and author 14th Dalai Lama
Renato Buzzonetti * 1924 Director of Health and Hygiene of the Vatican City State Pope John Paul II
Max-Hermann Hörder 1969.jpg Max-Hermann Hörder 1925-1996 Internist, tropical medicine specialist and hematologist; Chief physician at the Bethesda Hospital in Ulm Saudi Arabian King Saud ibn Abd al-Aziz and family
Alfred Bonnici * 1934 Maltese medic, Nationalist Party politician Prime Minister Ġorġ Borg Olivier
Tom Waddell 1937-1987 American doctor, Olympian and activist for gay and lesbian equality Saudi royal family
Jürgen Austenat * 1940 † Internist, chief physician in the government hospital of the GDR Prime Minister GDR Willi Stoph
Ibrahim Abdel Sattar al-Basri * 1942 Doctor; after Saddam's death also politician and party founder Iraqi President Saddam Hussein
Conrad Murray * 1953 American cardiologist Pop singer Michael Jackson
Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow 2012-09-11.jpg Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow * 1957 Turkmen dentist and politician, head of state and government of Turkmenistan Head of State Saparmyrat Nyýazow
Ronny L. Jackson (cropped) .jpg Ronny L. Jackson * 1967 American doctor and former rear admiral US Presidents Barack Obama and Donald Trump

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Gundolf Keil : Gallus of Prague. In: Werner E. Gerabek , Bernhard D. Haage, Gundolf Keil, Wolfgang Wegner (eds.): Enzyklopädie Medizingeschichte. De Gruyter, Berlin / New York 2005, ISBN 3-11-015714-4 , p. 454.
  2. Gundolf Keil: Peter von Ulm the Elder. In: Werner E. Gerabek, Bernhard D. Haage, Gundolf Keil, Wolfgang Wegner (eds.): Enzyklopädie Medizingeschichte. De Gruyter, Berlin / New York 2005, ISBN 3-11-015714-4 , p. 1129.
  3. ^ Gundolf Keil : Burkhard von Horneck. In: Werner E. Gerabek et al. (Ed.): Enzyklopädie Medizingeschichte. De Gruyter, Berlin / New York 2005, ISBN 3-11-015714-4 , p. 222.
  4. ^ The Albertine personal physicians before 1700 and their relationships with physicians and pharmacies. by Andreas Lesser - Michael Imhof Verlag - Petersberg - 2015, ISBN 978-3-7319-0285-0 , p. 47.
  5. ^ The Albertine personal physicians before 1700 and their relationships with physicians and pharmacies. by Andreas Lesser - Michael Imhof Verlag - Petersberg - 2015, ISBN 978-3-7319-0285-0 , p. 261.
  6. ↑ Funeral sermon for Heinrich Erndel from file no. 4067 of inventory 20532 Rittergut Rötha with Trachenau, Saxon State Archives Leipzig
  7. ^ The Albertine personal physicians before 1700 and their relationships with physicians and pharmacies. by Andreas Lesser - Michael Imhof Verlag - Petersberg - 2015, ISBN 978-3-7319-0285-0 .
  8. ^ Walter Hoffmann-Axthelm : The history of dentistry. 2nd, expanded edition. Quintessenz, Berlin 1985, pp. 237 and 248.