Theodor Engelmann (pharmacist)

Christian Gotthold Theodor Engelmann , nickname Theodor Engelmann , (born December 27, 1851 in Stuttgart , † July 4, 1931 in Basel ) was a pharmacist from Germany who worked in Basel.

Life

Grave in the Wolfgottesacker cemetery , Basel

Theodor Engelmann, son of the pharmacist Christian Gotthold Engelmann-Lanz from Stuttgart and Rosalie Lanz from the Canton of Bern, attended grammar school in Basel. His father bought the Kellermann pharmacy there in the 1860s. After completing his two-year pharmacist internship in Esslingen am Neckar and his assistant year in Montreux , he studied pharmacy at the University of Bern .

Following his pharmacy studies, he studied medicine for two semesters and obtained his doctorate. Theodor Engelmann took over his father's pharmacy and ran it until his death.

He performed numerous municipal tasks, for more than 20 years as a representative of the liberal party in the Grand Council , and was a collector of art and antiquities from pharmacies. During his time, hardly anyone was interested in the antiquity of pharmaceutical certificates. He put together an extremely rich collection, which was transferred to the Pharmaceutical History Museum at the University of Basel in 1929 .

In various publications he dealt with the investigation of some pharmaceutical historical objects. Engelmann's art collection contained originals by Ludwig Richter , Carl Spitzweg and the Bernese genre painter around 1800. These he donated to the Kunstmuseum Bern , for which he was made an honorary citizen of the city of Bern.

Engelmann was not married. In 1896 he was promoted to Dr. med. hc of the University of Basel , the Natural Research Society in Bern made him an honorary member.

literature

• Ludwig Richter Collection by Dr. Theodor Engelmann - Basel. Auctioned by CG Boerner in Leipzig on November 17, 1928 in conjunction with Gutekunst & Klipstein, Kunsthandlung, Bern . Leipzig 1928.
• Dr. phil. Theodor Engelmann 1851–1931 . In: Mitteilungen der Naturforschenden Gesellschaft in Bern 1931, pp. 139–140 ( digitized version ).
• Joseph Anton Häfllger: Theodor Engelmann . In: Basler Jahrbuch 1932 , Basel 1931, pp. 49–56 ( digitized version ).
• Kunsthaus Pro Arte: Estate of Dr. Theodor Engelmann, E. Paravicini collection and other possessions: furniture, antiques, carpets, fabrics, silver ...; March 14 to March 16, 1932 . Basel 1932 ( digitized version ).
• Collection of a Swiss bibliophile: Dr. Theodor Engelmann, 1851–1931. Illustrated books of the 18th and 19th centuries, German and Swiss literature, views and traditional costumes ... Auctioned April 26-28, 1932 in Basel. Catalog. Basel 1932.
• Robert Boehringer : The Mr. Cousin. With drawings by Karl Dick. Stuttgart: Solitude publishing house, 1954.
• Wolfgang-Hagen Hein, Holm-Dietmar Schwarz: German Pharmacist Biography Volume 1. Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellschaft mbH, Stuttgart 1975, ISBN 3-8047-0518-9 , pp. 149-150.
• Armin Wankmueller: Württemberg pharmacists in Basel - life data, number 88. In: Contributions to Württemberg pharmacy history, Volume 10, 1973–1975, page 120, pdf .