Philipp Ludwig Wittwer
Philipp Ludwig Wittwer (born May 19, 1752 in Nuremberg ; † December 24, 1792 there ) was a German doctor , author and editor of numerous medical and medical history works.
Life
Wittwer studied medicine, initially under the direction of his father Johann Conrad Wittwer, and later at the universities of Altdorf and Strasbourg . At the University of Strasbourg, he became the inaugural dissertation "sistens ideam dispensatorii nostris temporibus accommodati" the doctorate .
He traveled to Paris for further training and settled in Nuremberg on his return. There he became a member of the College of Doctors. In 1783 Wittwer was appointed professor of medicine at the University of Altdorf, but a year later he gave up his teaching post for health reasons. He traveled extensively in order to recover, but returned to his hometown without any improvement in his health.
Philipp Ludwig Wittwer died in Nuremberg on Christmas Eve 1792 at the age of 40. Since February 9, 1789 he was a member of the Pegnese Flower Order under the name Chiron II.
Honors
In 1781 he was elected a member of the German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina .
Fonts (selection)
Only the first volume of his “Archive for the History of Pharmacy in Its Entire Extent” , which he published, appeared. He did a great job as the editor of collected dissertations at the University of Strasbourg, which have appeared in four volumes
- Delectus dissertationum medicarum Argentoratensium ; 4 volumes, Nuremberg 1777–1781.
- Archive for the history of pharmacy in its entirety ; Nuremberg 1790.
- Draft of a history of the college of doctors in the imperial city of Nuremberg. Nuremberg (printed with Stiebner's writings) 1792.
literature
- Julius Pagel : Wittwer, Philipp Ludwig . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 43, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1898, p. 655.
Web links
- Works by and about Philipp Ludwig Wittwer in the German Digital Library
- Entry on Philipp Ludwig Wittwer in Kalliope
- Entry about Philipp Ludwig Wittwer in the digital portrait index
Individual evidence
- ↑ Member entry of Philipp Ludwig Wittwer at the German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina , accessed on November 30, 2015.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Wittwer, Philipp Ludwig |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German medic |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 19, 1752 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Nuremberg |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 24, 1792 |
| Place of death | Nuremberg |