Philipp Phoebus
Philipp Phoebus (born May 23, 1804 in Mährisch-Friedland , † July 1, 1880 in Gießen ) was a German doctor , botanist and pharmacologist . Its official botanical author's abbreviation is " Phoebus ".
Live and act
Philipp Phoebus attended grammar school in Berlin and began studying medicine there in 1821. He spent two years in prison for a duel. After receiving his doctorate in 1827, Phoebus went on a study trip to Würzburg , Paris , Strasbourg , Switzerland and Northern Italy . At the Charité in Berlin he took up the newly created office of prosector in 1831 , but got into a dispute with the senior doctors and resigned after a short time. In 1833 Phoebus published a pathological - anatomical study on cholera . In 1832 he became a private lecturer for normal and pathological anatomy in Berlin. He turned to pharmacology and especially the art of formulation. In 1835 he moved to Stolberg (Harz) , where, in addition to his medical work, he carried out pharmacological, toxicological and scientific research. In 1843 he was appointed to the University of Giessen . Here he founded the first German institute for pharmacology. In 1865 he had to give up his official position due to illness. Towards the end of his life, Phoebus was committed to reforming the pharmacy and establishing an international European pharmacopoeia . In Giessen Phoebus joined the Masonic Lodge "Ludewig zur Treue".
Honors
He was a member of the Academy of Charitable Sciences in Erfurt , the Regensburg Botanical Society and the Imperial Society of Natural Scientists in Moscow.
In 1833 he was elected a member of the German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina . In 1849 he became an honorary citizen of Stolberg (Harz) and an honorary doctorate from the University of Giessen.
Fonts
- Illustration and description of the poisonous plants growing wild in Germany and perennial in outdoor gardens according to natural families explained, Volume 1 , with Brandt and Ratzeburg , Berlin 1834 Digitized edition of the University and State Library Düsseldorf
- Illustration and description of the poisonous plants growing wild in Germany and perennial in outdoor gardens according to natural families, Volume 2 , with Brandt and Ratzeburg , Berlin 1838 Digitized edition of the University and State Library Düsseldorf
literature
- Christa Habrich : Phoebus, Philipp. In: New German Biography (NDB). Volume 20, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 2001, ISBN 3-428-00201-6 , p. 402 f. ( Digitized version ).
- August Hirsch : Phöbus, Philipp . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 26, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1888, pp. 89-91.
- Susanne Voß: Philipp Phoebus (1804–1880): His life and scientific work - according to the principle of Materia Medica and its development into current science. Dissertation. University of Giessen 2003. (Work on the history of medicine in Giessen. Volume 34).
Web links
- Literature by and about Philipp Phoebus in the catalog of the German National Library
- Works by and about Philipp Phoebus in the German Digital Library
- Author entry and list of the described plant names for Philipp Phoebus at the IPNI
- Philipp Phoebus on the website of the Stolberg History and Traditions Association
Individual evidence
- ↑ Member entry of Philipp Phöbus at the German Academy of Natural Scientists Leopoldina , accessed on November 23, 2015.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Phoebus, Philipp |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German doctor and pharmacologist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 23, 1804 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Moravian Friedland |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 1, 1880 |
| Place of death | to water |