Theodor Zwinger III.

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Theodor Zwinger, engraving by Johann Georg Seiller after Gregor Brandmüller

Theodor Zwinger III. (Born August 26, 1658 in Basel ; † April 22, 1724 ibid) was a Swiss physician and university professor .

Life

Coat of arms of Theodor Zwinger III. ( Wellcome Collection ).

Zwinger came from an important family of scholars in Basel. His father was the Basel theology professor Johannes Zwinger . He studied from 1675 in Basel and received his in 1680 with the dissertation De paedotrophia the doctorate as Dr. med.

He then spent two years in France , including Paris and Strasbourg . After his return he went through a career as a university lecturer at the University of Basel . First he took over the professorship of rhetoric in 1684 , three years later the chair of physics , 1703 that of anatomy and botany , and in 1711 the chair of theoretical and practical medicine. He worked as a town doctor, was dean several times and rector in 1711/1712.

Zwinger turned down various high-value offers, including from the ruling houses of Baden-Durlach , Hessen-Kassel , Prussia and Württemberg . Only when the city of Freiburg im Breisgau called him for help in the midst of the epidemic in 1710, Zwinger followed this call to Freiburg.

Zwinger was elected a member of the German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina in 1685 . In 1706 he became a member of the Royal Prussian Academy of Sciences . He made outstanding contributions to paediatrics and physics classes in Basel. He also maintained an extensive correspondence, including with Johann Jakob Scheuchzer .

One of Zwinger's brothers was the theologian Johann Rudolf Zwinger . One son was the anatomist Johann Rudolph Zwinger . His nephew Johann Rudolf Mieg was also one of his students.

Honors

The plant genus Zwingera Hofer from the nightshade family (Solanaceae) is named after him.

Fonts (selection)

  • The safe and fast doctor. 1684. 7th edition 1748 ( online ).
  • Theatrum Botanicum. 1696 (herb book; online ).
  • Epitome totius medicinae. London 1701 and Basel 1706.
  • Specimen physicae eclectico-experimentalis. Basel 1707.
  • Fasciculus dissertationum medicorum selectiorum. Basel 1710.
  • Theatrum praxeos medicœ. Basel 1710. Part 2 ( online ).
  • Pœdoiatreia practica, see Curatio morborum puerilium. Basel 1722 ( online ).

literature

  • Julius Pagel :  Zwinger, Theodor (doctor) . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 45, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1900, p. 547.
  • Hubert Steinke: Zwinger, Theodor. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
  • Louis-Gabriel Michaud: Zwinger (Théodore), dit le Jeune , in: Biographie universelle ancienne et moderne , t. 45, 1843-1865, 2nd edition, p. 648.
  • Heinrich Buess, Marie-Louise Portmann, Peter Molling: Theodor Zwinger III (1658–1724): A Basel doctor and pediatrician from the Baroque period. Helbling & Lichtenhahn, Basel 1962, ISBN 978-3-7965-1640-5 .
  • Beat Friolet: Theodor Zwinger (1658–1724) - Basel professor, creator of the term "pediatrics" and consultant doctor in Delémont. In: Schweizerische Ärztezeitung , 2001; 82: No. 5 ( online ).
  • Marie-Louise Portmann (Ed.): The correspondence of Th. Zwinger III. with JJ Scheuchzer 1700–1724. Basel / Stuttgart 1964.
  • Marie-Louise Portmann: The Basel doctor Theodor Zwinger III (1658–1724) and his work on a long life. In: Gesnerus. Volume 42, 1985, pp. 353-358.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Member entry by Theodor Zwinger at the German Academy of Natural Scientists Leopoldina , accessed on May 30, 2016.
  2. ^ Theodor Zwinger. Members of the predecessor academies. Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities , accessed on May 30, 2016 .
  3. ^ Michael Kempe: Postal communications. Medicine in the correspondence of Johann Jakob Scheuchzer (1672–1733). In: Gesnerus , 61 (2004) pp. 177-197.
  4. ↑ Lotte Burkhardt: Directory of eponymous plant names - Extended Edition. Part I and II. Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum Berlin , Freie Universität Berlin , Berlin 2018, ISBN 978-3-946292-26-5 doi: 10.3372 / epolist2018 .
  5. ^ Ch. Wittmer: Review. In: Swiss History Journal. Vol. 13, 193, issue 2.


personal data
SURNAME Zwinger, Theodor
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Zwinger, Theodor the Younger; Kennel, Théodore
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Swiss medic
DATE OF BIRTH August 26, 1658
PLACE OF BIRTH Basel
DATE OF DEATH April 22, 1724
Place of death Basel