Martin Ernst from Styx

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Martin Ernst von Styx (born December 19, 1759 in Riga , Livonia Gouvernement , † March 13, 1829 ) was a German-Baltic doctor, university professor and rector of the Imperial University of Dorpat .

Life

Martin Ernst von Styx attended the Lyceum in Riga from 1770 to 1779. He then studied medicine in Jena , where he received his doctorate in surgery and medicine in 1782. After visiting Göttingen and Strasbourg , he returned to Russia. From 1783 he worked there in various places as a district doctor and doctor in charge. From 1793 he had his own practice.

In 1800 he became professor of medicine at the newly founded University of Dorpat, where he was also rector from 1813 to 1814. In 1826 he retired.

In 1804 he married Catharina Johanna, an aunt of pastor Bärnhoff zu Riga and had two sons and a daughter with her.

Fonts

  • Descriptio anatomica nervi cruralis et obturatorii. Jena 1782.
  • About the abuse of bloodletting in the northern provinces of Russia. Riga 1793.
  • Contribution to the history of lost and contagious intermittent fever. In: Pfaff-Scheel's Nord. Archives for natural and medicinal science. Vol. I, St. 1, No. 7, pp. 43-56. Copenhagen 1799.
  • Safe cure for whooping cough. In: Hufeland's Journal of Practical Medicinal Science. 1799, Vol. VII, St. 4, pp. 177-182.
  • Bad effects of emetics in stomach cramps. In: Hufeland's Journal of Practical Medicinal Science. 1799, Vol. VIII, St. 1, pp. 166-170.
  • De Russorum balneis calidis et frigidis. Pars I. Dorpat 1802.
  • Ideas about popular pharmacy. Dorpat 1803.
  • Handbook of popular medicine for the educated classes in the northern provinces of Russia. I. Part. Riga 1805.

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personal data
SURNAME Styx, Martin Ernst from
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German-Baltic physician, university professor and rector of the University of Dorpat (1813–1814)
DATE OF BIRTH December 19, 1759
PLACE OF BIRTH Riga , Livonia Governorate
DATE OF DEATH March 13, 1829